NONE · Airbus A320-232 · 2005-08-03 · Denver, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DFW05IA200
Event ID
20050817X01269
Type
Incident
Date
2005-08-03
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.861667, -104.673057
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
324
Total aboard
324
Aircraft
Make
Airbus
Model
A320-232
Registration
N496UA
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The captain's failure to maintain sufficient clearance while taxiing to an assigned gate, which resulted in a collision with an airplane that had been pushed back (and holding) from another gate. Also causal was the tug operator's failure to follow published company procedures resulting in the holding airplane being pushed back too far, which reduced wingtip clearance of the taxiing airplane.