Incident · 2005-05-17
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-05-17
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-322 (N305UA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance resulting in the left wing of the aircraft striking the right wing of an adjacent aircraft. A factor in this incident was the improper procedure performed by the ground crew (of the second aircraft involved).
Source: NTSB case DEN05IA076Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.