Date: | Saturday 20 December 1997 |
Time: | 17:55 |
Type: | Boeing 737-3K9 |
Owner/operator: | Viva Air |
Registration: | EC-ELY |
MSN: | 24211/1623 |
Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA) -
Switzerland
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Phase: | Pushback / towing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) |
Destination airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft collided with a mobile gateway and sustained minor damage. No injuries occured.
CAUSE
The collision of the leading edge of the left wing against a mobile gateway was due to a sudden failure of the withdrawal mechanism, unobserved by the person responsible for the aircraft on the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
Report number: | Nr. 1711 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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