ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345480
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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 2023 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus CC-150 Polaris (A310-300) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 15003 |
| MSN: | 425 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Guam-Andersen AFB (UAM/PGUA) -
 Guam
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An RCAF Airbus CC-150 Polaris (A310-300) sustained serious damage to the vertical stabilizer after colliding with a parked Airbus A400M of the French Air Force.
The aircraft had landed in Guam, taxied to position behind a “Follow Me” truck and was marshalled into parking spot N24 by Exercise Mobility Guardian ground crew, stopping at approximately 21:45 local time. The aircraft was loaded with equipment and baggage in preparation for departure the following day. The aircraft was partially secured (without chocks), and the crew departed the airfield for rest. At approximately 10:30 local the following morning the aircraft began to roll backwards, nose veering to the left, and continued to roll until the right horizontal and vertical stabilizer contacted the empennage of a French Air Force A400M parked on spot N22. Following contact the CC150 rebounded forward coming to rest approximately 8 meters from the point of impact.
Both aircraft sustained serious damage. No personnel were injured during the occurrence.
While the serial of the A400M is not officially known yet, based on the A400s present at Guam and the ones that have left according to online tracking sites, it seems likely that 0031/RBAH was the unlucky one.
The RCAF announced on 30-Nov-2023 that it will scrap CC-150 Polaris 15003 at Guam. The estimated repair cost of up to $28 million was not considered economical. The decision to scrap 15003 came just one day before the plane was scheduled to be decommissioned. The first of nine Airbus-built CC-330 Husky Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) planes entered service in November and will take over duties of the Polaris fleet.
Sources:
https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/reports-publications/flight-safety-investigation-reports/cc150-polaris-from-investigator.html
https://www.ledevoir.com/monde/795126/un-avion-militaire-canadien-emboutit-un-a400m-de-l-armee-francaise-a-guam?
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/uam/ground
https://nationalpost.com/news/rcaf-plane-collision-guam-scrapped
https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/reports-publications/flight-safety-investigation-reports/cc150-polaris-from-investigator.html
Media:
Aduh! Airbus nabrak Airbus di Andersen AFB, Guam. (Juli 2023)
— Gerry Soejatman (@GerryS) September 13, 2023
Kabarnya, kejadian ini dikarenakan crew si CC-150 (A310) RCAF (AU 🇨🇦) masang wheel chocknya kurang sempurna sehingga bergeser mundur dan nabrak A400M ADA (AU 🇨🇵)
😳😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/oODll3yXKf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2023 06:53 | harro | Added |
| 13-Sep-2023 07:55 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Sep-2023 19:09 | Anon. | Updated |
| 10-Oct-2023 07:14 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Dec-2023 09:05 | Cosmo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2023 09:15 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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