BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

09/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/20/2024 01:44

Accident to the Airbus A330 registered C GTSJ operated by Air Canada and the Airbus A330 registered F HHUG operated by Corsair on 11/09/2024 at Paris Charles de Gaulle

Accident to the Airbus A330 registered C-GTSJ operated by Air Canada and the Airbus A330 registered F-HHUG operated by Corsair on 11/09/2024 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Collision between an aircraft taxiing on a taxiway and an aircraft stopped at the holding point

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression In progress
Progress: 50%

The translation below is for information only:

The F-HHUG crew lands on runway 27R and takes the Z3 fast taxiway. The controller asks them to hold at holding point K3.

The crew of C-GTSJ lands on the same runway and also clears via Z3. The controller instructs them to hold at stop point K2. While taxiing, the left wing winglet strikes the PHR of F-HHUG.

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General information
Local date 11/09/2024
Responsible entity France - BEA
State or area of occurrence France - 95 Val-d'Oise
Location Paris Charles-De-Gaulle AD
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences Substantial
Occurrence class Accident
Occurence category GCOL: Ground Collision
File number BEA2024-0386
Flight Information
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator Canada - Air Transat
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration C-GTSJ
State of registry Canada
Last departure point Canada - CYUL (YUL): Montreal/Dorval Intl, Que.
Planned destination France - LFPG (CDG): Paris Charles-De-Gaulle
Flight phase Taxi
Serial number 795
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline
Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator France - Corsair
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration F-HHUG
State of registry France
Last departure point France > LFPO (ORY): Paris Orly
Planned destination France > LFPG (CDG): Paris Charles-De-Gaulle
Flight phase Taxi
Serial number 1993
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Non-Commercial Operations > Relocation > Ferry

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.