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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 2016 |
| Time: | 07:57 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-216 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-LVD |
| MSN: | 5570 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 116 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM) |
| Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Iberia flight IB3195 was involved in a ground incident when it contacted two de-icing trucks on the ramp at Munich Airport.
The aircraft had positioned on de-icing stand DA14 and the crew started working the 'before deicing checklist'. At some point, the flight crew discussed the possibility that they might have inadvertently activated the fire extinguishing system for the cargo hold. They decided to return to their initial platform parking position. The crew notified the deicing crew that they needed to return. This was confirmed. After waiting about six minutes for taxi instructions the aircraft began to move forward. The aircraft then hit two de-icing trucks that were positioned on both sides of the airplane near both wing tips. The trucks tilted to the side.
Conclusions:
- Incorrect interpretations were made between the PIC and the de-icer in communication about the termination of the de-icing process; and
- None of the two pilots was able to convince themselves of the obstacle clearance directly before starting to roll away.
The absence of a phraseology standardised for pilots and de-icer alike has contributed to the severe incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.merkur.de/lokales/erding/flughafen/airbus-iberia-kollidiert-flughafen-muenchen-enteisungsfahrzeug-6050866.html
http://aerossurance.com/safety-management/a320-deicing-collision/
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2016/Bulletin2016-01.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 2020 | EC-LVD | Iberia | 0 | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |  |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
| 28 August 2022 | EC-LVD | Iberia | 0 | Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) |  |
unk |
Location
Media:
Good job! @Iberia @MUC_Airport_En #IB3195accident ! pic.twitter.com/nH1IztstW5
— Álvaro Tejeda (@ATL_85) January 20, 2016La que han liando entre el de @iberia , el de la torre de control de MUC y el camión de deshielo. En fin... pic.twitter.com/vTZzm3CfOG
— Paulo Dias (@ratocego) January 20, 2016#OTD in 2016 #Iberia #Airbus 320 Collided with Two De-Icing Trucks in #Munich https://t.co/uGPgr9h2jW #aviationsafety #flightsafety #humanfactors pic.twitter.com/YCUdV80UBb
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) January 20, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2016 17:28 | harro | Added |
| 20-Jan-2016 18:20 | gerard57 | Updated [Country, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Jan-2016 06:59 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, ] |
| 15-May-2016 13:57 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2017 21:18 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2018 15:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2021 07:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Accident report, ] |
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