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| Date: | Friday 11 October 2013 |
| Time: | 13:47 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | South African Airways - SAA |
| Registration: | ZS-SXY |
| MSN: | 1210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 162 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH) -
 Namibia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) |
| Windhoek-Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH/FYWH) | |
| Investigating agency: | DAAI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SAA Flight SA072, an Airbus A330-200 (ZS-SXY), contacted a parked Air Namibia Airbus A330-200 (V5-ANO) at FYWH,
SA072 landed on runway 26 at at 13:43 UTC and taxied to the apron when the tower instructed them to follow the Marshaller’s instructions.
The marshaller was between a Boeing 737 and A330 V5-ANO. He directed the crew to taxi straight ahead and then to make a sharp turn of about 90° to the left then park the Airbus between the two aircraft at an angled nose-in position.
A wing walker was on the wingtip of the stationary V5-ANO aircraft to ensure wingtip clearance. As the crew taxied to the designated parking area in the apron adjacent to the V5-ANO aircraft, they made a sharp turn over 90 degrees as instructed however the clearance was not sufficient enough and its wingtip clipped the winglet of V5-ANO.
The crew only realized the occurrence after engine shutdown.
There were no injuries although both aircraft sustained slight damages on the wingtips which were temporary repaired the same day and both aircraft flew on their respective schedules.
Probable Cause:
ZS-SXY Aircraft maneuvered too closely to the parked V5-ANO aircraft.
Contributory factors:
1. Lack of Apron Management System (aircraft stands allocation, aircraft parking guidance system etc)
2. Lack of an approved training program for marshallers (who also function as rescue and fire fighters) that conforms to Namibian Regulatory Requirements and international standards.
3. A culture of non-adherence to aerodrome parking procedures by both pilots and mashallers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
DAAI
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 2012 | ZS-SXY | South African Airways - SAA | 0 | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2024 10:48 | ASN | Added |
| 15-Nov-2024 10:48 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, ] |
| 15-Nov-2024 10:49 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, ] |
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