Event Details

Title:Collision with passenger terminal, Fokker 50, Cardiff, OO-VLQ
Micro summary:The wing of this Fokker 50 collided with the passenger terminal while being taxiied.
Event Time:2005-08-25 at 2058 UTC
File Name:2005-08-25-UK.pdf
Publishing Agency:Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB)
Publishing Country:United Kingdom
Report number:EW/G2005/08/22
Pages:4
Site of event:Cardiff Airport, South Glamorgan
Departure:Unknown
Destination:Cardiff International Airport, Cardiff, Wales
Airplane Type(s):Fokker 50
Flight Phase:Taxi
Registration(s):OO-VLQ
Operator(s):VLM Airlines
Type of flight:Revenue
Occupants:3
Fatalities:0
Serious Injuries:0
Minor/Non-Injured:3
Other Injuries:0
Executive Summary:Having landed on Cardiff Airport’s Runway 30 and vacated the runway at E1, the empty aircraft was being taxied onto Stand 3, under the guidance of a marshaller, when its left wing tip collided with the end of West Pier on the Domestic Passenger Terminal. It was dark at the time and the taxiway surface was wet. This was the only stand available due to airport congestion.
Learning Keywords:Operations - Ground Collision
Consequence - Damage - Airframe or fuselage
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