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| Date: | Tuesday 19 April 2005 |
| Time: | 19:55 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-322 |
| Owner/operator: | Thai Airways International |
| Registration: | HS-TEL |
| MSN: | 231 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW4168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 197 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Donmueang International Airport -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (BKK/VTBD) |
| Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Thai Airways International Flight TG602, an Airbus A330-322 (HS-TEL) was involved in a groud collision with Singapore Airlines flight SQ068, a Boeing 777-212ER (9V-SQK).
SQ068 was holding on a taxiway after landing, when its wingtip was damaged by TG602, which which was taxiing for takeoff at the time. The 777's aileron was damaged while the Thai aircraft lost its right wingtip and winglet.
Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130203140041/http://www.jacdec.de/news/years/ALL2005.txt
https://www.pprune.org/south-asia-far-east/printthread-171800-thai-sia-taxiing-incident.html
https://www.asiatraveltips.com/news05/204-Investigate.shtml#google_vignette
https://www.aladdin.st/holiday15/thai_air_accidents.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2025 11:50 | Anon. | Added |
| 11-Jun-2025 11:54 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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