Incident Bombardier Global 5000 TC-MLR, Wednesday 18 October 2023

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Date:	Wednesday 18 October 2023
Time:	01:10 UTC
Type:	Bombardier Global 5000
Owner/operator:	Swan Aviation
Registration:	TC-MLR
MSN:	9269
Total airframe hrs:	5027 hours
Cycles:	1614 flights
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Incident
Location:	Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) - Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA)
Destination airport:	Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA)
Investigating agency:	BPEA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A Swan Aviation Bombardier Global 5000 began turning to on the apron to taxi to the runway for departure when the horizontal stabilizer contaced the left-hand wing tip of a parked CAA Airbus A330 (9S-ASJ).

Probable Causes
Human factor: poor coordination

Contributing Factors
- Low brightness in the parking areas
- Poor marking on the maneuvering area
- Non-use of pushback
- Poor marshaling guidance
- Nose out performed near two aircraft

Accident investigation: