Narrative:
An Asiana Boeing 747-400 (HL-7414) taxied to the gate (N-6) at Anchorage for a refueling stop on the flight Seoul-New York (flight 211). While trying to make a U-turn, the Boeing's no. 1 engine struck the wing of an Aeroflot Ilyushin, parked at a gate. Immediately thereafter the left wing struck the forward side of the Ilyushin's tail. The Asiana crew added more power causing the wing to cut through nearly half of the tail of the Russian aircraft. The maximum ground speed recorded by the on-board recorders was 16 knots, while according to the company flight manual it should have been "10 knots or below (5 knots if wet or slippery)".
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The excessive taxi speed by the pilot of the other aircraft. A factor associated with the accident was the other pilot's inadequate maneuver to avoid the parked airplane. "
Damaged on the ground
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 11 November 1998 |
| Time: | 01:33 |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-62M |
| Operator: | Aeroflot Russian International Airlines |
| Registration: | RA-86564 |
| MSN: | 4934734 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Engines: | 4 Soloviev D-30KU |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC) ( United States of America)
|
| Crash site elevation: | 46 m (151 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC), United States of America |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO), United States of America |
An Asiana Boeing 747-400 (HL-7414) taxied to the gate (N-6) at Anchorage for a refueling stop on the flight Seoul-New York (flight 211). While trying to make a U-turn, the Boeing's no. 1 engine struck the wing of an Aeroflot Ilyushin, parked at a gate. Immediately thereafter the left wing struck the forward side of the Ilyushin's tail. The Asiana crew added more power causing the wing to cut through nearly half of the tail of the Russian aircraft. The maximum ground speed recorded by the on-board recorders was 16 knots, while according to the company flight manual it should have been "10 knots or below (5 knots if wet or slippery)".
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The excessive taxi speed by the pilot of the other aircraft. A factor associated with the accident was the other pilot's inadequate maneuver to avoid the parked airplane. "
Classification:
Ground collisionDamaged on the ground
Photos
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
accident date: 11-11-1998
type: Ilyushin Il-62M
registration: RA-86564
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3219 km (2012 miles).
Distance from Anchorage International Airport, AK to San Francisco International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3219 km (2012 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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