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No, it’s quite common. Planes collide on the ground all the time, at airports all over the world. Normally minor “oops” in ground handling, by the pilots but al
by bdamm 4y ago
No, it’s quite common. Planes collide on the ground all the time, at airports all over the world. Normally minor “oops” in ground handling, by the pilots but also can be pushers and such who are ferrying around airplanes. Runway entrance and exits are particularly hazardous and are marked that way.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y agoWhat happens after, does the plane still fly? Are planes engineered to withstand this?
- pb7 4y agoThere is zero chance they're flying immediately after this.
- nicoburns 4y agoI imagine there's a good chance that the plane could fly after this, but aviation is (rightfully) risk averse and expect it'll have a pass a full inspection before being cleared for flight again.
- AlexThrowAway 4y agoDepends on how much of the wing has buckled. If it's just a wingtip Boeing sends a AOG (Airplane On Ground) team to repair it onsite. They remove the wing skin replace any ribs, spars, wiring, lighting, etc, that are damaged, before riveting a new skin over it.
- epolanski 4y agoYou need to provide data behind this claim. Not only you need major mistakes by multiple people and systems for two planes to touch while taxing, but two planes colliding even in an apparently minor way is enough to ground the planes for controls.
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- TillE 4y ago> Normally minor “oops” in ground handling There is absolutely nothing minor or common about a collision of airliners on a runway at a major airport. Similar mistakes have resulted in serious incidents. There will be a full investigation of this.
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