Incident Airbus A330-203 F-GZCP,
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Date:Wednesday 16 August 2006
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A332 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-203
Owner/operator:Air France
Registration: F-GZCP
MSN: 660
Year of manufacture:2005
Engine model:GE CF6-80E1A3
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) -   France
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The captain of the A330 believed he had enough room to taxi past an Airbus A321 (F-GTAM). That was standing with its parking brake applied. Instead the A330's left wingtip struck the A321's tail.

Sources:

https://bea.aero/uploads/tx_elydbrapports/BEA2018-0806.en.pdf The incident is brought up on page 7.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
1 June 2009 F-GZCP Air France 228 c 160km NNW off São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago w/o
Loss of control

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