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| Date: | Thursday 16 February 2017 |
| Time: | 19:56 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Frontier Airlines |
| Registration: | N202FR |
| MSN: | 3431 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 169 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) |
| Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Flight WN4182, a Boeing 737-800 (N8630B) and Frontier Airlines Flight F9756, an Airbus A320 (N202FR), were involved in a ground contact incident at Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona, USA.
Southwest Flight 4182 was taxiing to the gate when at the same time the Fronier A319 was being pushed back from the gate at Terminal 3.
An impact occurred and parts of the Airbus' tail broke off, becoming embedded in the left hand wing of the B737.
Sources:
http://www.azfamily.com/story/34528220/2-planes-clip-wings-at-phoenix-sky-harbor
Location
Media:
Two planes, Frontier and Southwest, clipped wings during pushback & taxiing. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. No injuries reported (📷KPNX/CBS5az) pic.twitter.com/mi587ff6B2
— Tom Podolec CTV News (@TomPodolec) 17 februari 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2017 07:35 | harro | Added |
| 18-Feb-2017 07:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Feb-2017 19:10 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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