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Video: Air France A380 Collision with Comair CRJ-700
Video of the collision at JFK Airport (www.youtube.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
On the day of the accident I heard a report that FAA had required an expansion of taxiways that were to handle A380s (do I remember from 90' to 120'?). But JFK asked to be exempted, and that was granted. An extra 30' would have made a big difference. FAA and JFK were both wrong.
380 was going too fast. But hey...a flight deck full of french.
Somebody is going to get their butts kicked for this , I get the feeling the A380 skipper could get the blame for this . Did he take a chance i ask myself and assume he had wing clearence , his taxing speed looked fast . However its procedure here at some airports in the uk to have some form of point man at the back to give the marshaller clearence between the live taxiway and the ramp onto the aircraft stand T target . Iam not aware of how they do this in the states .
I don't know if the tail mounted cam is installed in the A380 but if it is it could help to use it in situations like this. Of course in preparation for t/o I am not sure de cap nor the first off would have time to look at the came while taxiing.
It's 130 feet to the wingtip of the A380. It's about 145 feet from the centerline of A to the edge of the ramp. The tail of a plane parked at the last gate at T2 would be about 240' from the centerline. If they push him back and turn him 90 degrees, that's got to put his tail awfully close the wingtip of a passing A380 (or a 747 for that matter). Maybe they were a little sloppy with the pushback, a little farther back than they're supposed to go. Again, it's a very congested spot.
Not sure doc. AF leaves from T1, which is right next to T2 where the RJ was being pushed back. He had probably just turned onto A and started to accelerate a little. Apparently the RJs have to be pushed into that position for engine starts - very tight little area with passengers walking on the ramp - and it puts there tail right at the edge of A. Maybe the AF crew spotted the RJ just as they pulled onto A and backed off the throttles but too late to avoid the collision. I stand by my earlier conclusion. It was a failure of AF, Comair and JFK to anticipate what was obviously going to be a pretty common occurrence and adjust their procedures for it.