Two KLM Boeing 737‑800s collide during pushback at Amsterdam‑Schiphol
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- On 21 February two KLM Boeing 737‑800 aircraft collided while one was being pushed back from gate D54 and the other was stationary at gate D29 at Amsterdam‑Schiphol.
- The pushback pilot could not see the stationary plane because it was hidden by his own aircraft’s fuselage and nose, and the Dutch regulator OVV attributed the accident to unclear jurisdiction between the southern and northern ground controllers, with the first aircraft on the southern controller’s frequency while in the northern area and the second aircraft’s pushback clearance issued without checking the D29 position; the first aircraft suffered damage to its horizontal stabilizer, elevator, fuselage and tail, while the second aircraft was damaged on its horizontal stabilizer, elevator and vertical stabilizer.
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