Incident Boeing 777-222 , Thursday 24 January 2013
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Date:Thursday 24 January 2013
Time:18:31 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B772 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-222
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR)
Destination airport:Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During taxi into the gate at Washington-Dulles Int'l Airport- KIAD, Washington, District of Columbia, United Flight 951, a Boeing 777, made wing tip to wing tip contact with an already parked UAL 777. No injuries have been reported.

Sources:

http://wjla.com/articles/2013/01/dulles-airport-two-planes-may-have-clipped-wings-at-dulles-84439.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267923/United-Airlines-planes-clip-wings-Washington-Dulles-landing.html
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/D_0125_N.txt

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Jan-2013 14:27 cmlynn Added
27-Jan-2013 22:18 cmlynn Updated [Aircraft type, ]
28-Jan-2013 11:08 Geno Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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