Two UA Planes Clip Each Other At ORD

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Two United Air Planes Clip Each Other On O'Hare Runway
Dow Jones
CHICAGO (AP)--Aviation officials say two United Airlines (UAUA) aircraft clipped each other on a runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday morning.

Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Wendy Abrams says no injuries have been reported.

The incident happened around 9 a.m. CST as both planes were on the same runway, one directly behind the other. One plane began a left turn and its wing tip hit the tail of the other plane.

One of the planes was United Flight 672 heading to New York City's LaGuardia Airport with 110 passengers on board. The other was United Flight 732 to Washington D.C. area's Dulles International Airport carrying 96 passengers.

Both planes are being inspected by the airline.

Abrams says the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified. She says the National Transportation Safety Board also will be notified.

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11/07/2006 11:09 ET

 

[elag777]

Yeah! they were so surprised to see a B6 airbus that they were blinded! and ran into each other!

 

[Dutch]

I wasn't there but am willing to bet this didn't happen on a runway. Stupid media.

 

[DrewBlows]

Airbus vs. 737? What are the critical surfaces during a turn in these airplanes? Can you see the wing tips from the cockpit in either?

 

[Hair-on-Fire]

What are the critical surfaces during a turn in these airplanes?

huh? ...........

 

[Ty Webb]

I am sure they were just "high-fiving" each other after their first profitable quarter in God-knows-how-long . . . .

Wonder what would happen if they had a profitable YEAR . . . .

Guess we'll never know.


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[Bosley]

Two United Air Planes Clip Each Other On O'Hare Runway
Dow Jones
CHICAGO (AP)--Aviation officials say two United Airlines (UAUA) aircraft clipped each other on a runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday morning.

Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Wendy Abrams says no injuries have been reported.

The incident happened around 9 a.m. CST as both planes were on the same runway, one directly behind the other. One plane began a left turn and its wing tip hit the tail of the other plane.

One of the planes was United Flight 672 heading to New York City's LaGuardia Airport with 110 passengers on board. The other was United Flight 732 to Washington D.C. area's Dulles International Airport carrying 96 passengers.

Both planes are being inspected by the airline.

Abrams says the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified. She says the National Transportation Safety Board also will be notified.

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11/07/2006 11:09 ET

Thanks united, your screw ups make for great recurrent talk!

 

[UAL-GSO]

I wasn't there but am willing to bet this didn't happen on a runway. Stupid media.

Why wait for the facts - it's UAL - just jump on 'em!

 

[DrewBlows]

What are the critical surfaces during a turn in these airplanes?

huh? ...........

What serfaces are going to stick out the furthest if you make a minimum radius turn? If it's the wings and you can see the wing tips or the nose, no big deal. If you can't see the wing tips or it's the tail (like it is in the CR7, the aircraft I'm familiar with) you have to be extremely cautious when making tight turns.

 

[MRYFLYER]

Thanks united, your screw ups make for great recurrent talk!

Well they did not stray from the hard surface and avoided the overrun and airport boundary fence. Comparitavely speaking a much better show when the airplanes are reusable after an event.