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| Date: | Monday 6 July 2015 |
| Time: | 21:38 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-21HLR |
| Owner/operator: | Emirates |
| Registration: | A6-EWD |
| MSN: | 35577/688 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 273 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) -
 Nigeria
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Nigeria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Boeing 777-21HLR (A6-EWD), operating Emirates flight EK782 from Lagos, Nigeria to Dubai, UAE, was damaged when the right-hand wing tip impacted the tail fin of a parked Hak Air Boeing 737-400 (5N-BOU) in nighttime conditions.
EK782 was taxiing from the international terminal to runway 18L for departure. It crossed runway 18L at Link 2 and proceeded on the taxiway to the east side of the runway, passing the domestic platforms.
It then impacted the tailfin of a parked 737. The 737's tail fin sustained a large gash.
Causal Factors
1. The decision to continue the taxi via Taxiway C to runway 18L after ATC had advised aircraft to proceed at "Pilot’s discretion".
2. The non-adherence to Emirates Taxi policies especially in a congested area.
Contributory Factors
1. Inadequate lighting at the Apron of the General Aviation Terminal.
2. The faded markings and non-enforcement of parking regulations at the General Aviation Apron.
3. The incorrectly parked aircraft on the remote parking area adjacent to Taxiway C.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AIB
Location
Images:
Photo: AIB Nigeria
Photo: AIB Nigeria
Photo: AIB Nigeria
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 06:52 | harro | Added |
| 08-Jul-2015 06:56 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Oct-2018 19:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Oct-2018 19:38 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 22-Oct-2018 19:38 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 22-Oct-2018 19:40 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2018 19:44 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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