Narrative:
KLM flight KL601, a Boeing 747-400 (PH-BFV) and KLM flight KL623, a Boeing 787-9 (PH-BHA) both suffered damage in a ground contact incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport.
KL623 was instructed by the Schiphol ground controller to do a long push back from gate F8 to allow for a Boeing 747 to arrive at F8.
Subsequently, KL601 received a conditional clearance to be pushed back from neighboring gate F6 if sufficient clearance could be maintained with KL623.
Push back was commenced and during this maneuver, the right-hand winglet of KL601 hit the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787.
Both aircraft were grounded for repairs. PH-BFV resumed service on February 16.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 February 2019 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-406M |
| Operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-BFV |
| MSN: | 28460/1225 |
| First flight: | 1999-08-03 (19 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 4 General Electric CF6-80C2B1F |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS) ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing (PBT) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | KL601 |
KLM flight KL601, a Boeing 747-400 (PH-BFV) and KLM flight KL623, a Boeing 787-9 (PH-BHA) both suffered damage in a ground contact incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport.
KL623 was instructed by the Schiphol ground controller to do a long push back from gate F8 to allow for a Boeing 747 to arrive at F8.
Subsequently, KL601 received a conditional clearance to be pushed back from neighboring gate F6 if sufficient clearance could be maintained with KL623.
Push back was commenced and during this maneuver, the right-hand winglet of KL601 hit the right-hand horizontal stabilizer of the Boeing 787.
Both aircraft were grounded for repairs. PH-BFV resumed service on February 16.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» OnderzoeksraadPhotos
Video, social media
My boeing 747 hits its successor the 787 during push back in Amsterdam #crash #787 #747 @KLM #kl601 #delay #cityofvancouver @at5 @NOS pic.twitter.com/B1w70Er3Uw
Lucas van Oostrum (@dutchcreators) 13 februari 2019
#whoops #kl623 @Schiphol #changeofplan #747vDreamliner pic.twitter.com/sNK8PwV8CO
Terri (@Skiviolet) 13 februari 2019
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Distance from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 8890 km (5556 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 8890 km (5556 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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