On Monday evening (11 April 2011), around 8 p.m., a Air France Airbus A380 superjumbo jet (F-HPJD) clipped the tail of a smaller jet plane Comair Delta Connection CRJ-700 (N641CA) while taxiing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Here's the radio audio/transmissions from JFK Air Traffic Control, the Air France Airbus pilot and Comair Delta Connection CRJ-700 pilot involved in a fender bender at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport...
A "Ground Emergency" is declared when the pilot of the Comair Delta Connection CRJ-700 (N641CA) stated...
“Roll emergency trucks. We’ve been hit by – ugh – Air France.”
Video of the incident shows an Air France A380 passing behind a much smaller Delta regional plane. The superjumbo jet's left wing clipped the Comair Delta Connection's tail, turning the smaller plane counter clockwise. There were no reported injuries and both jet planes appeared to have damage from the ground incident.
It’s reported the Comair Delta Connection CRJ-700 (N641CA) has damage to its tail as well as damage to the undercarriage as it was spun around by the larger Air France superjumbo jet. The Air France A380 end portion of its wing may have to be removed and replaced.
For Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) a ground emergency is an emergency that occurs on the ground at an airport, such as an aircraft leaking fuel during a refueling operation. Ground emergencies can also include aircraft hitting vehicles, other aircraft or any other emergency that can happen on the ground.
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
