SAN DIEGO – No one was injured today when a jet taxiing around another plane clipped a light pole at Lindbergh Field, airport officials said.
The pilot of a Southwest flight was taking a detour around a Northwest plane stuck on a taxi way when a wingtip of the Southwest plane hit a light pole, authorities said.The accident was reported at 2:45 p.m., said Rob Wigington, spokesperson for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
The light pole was damaged, as was the wing of the plane, Wigington said.
The Southwest passengers were taken off the plane and the airline found other flights for them, Wigington said. The plane was headed for Las Vegas, and then to Norfolk, Va., Wigington said.
The Northwest plane had a smoking nose gear that needed to be replaced and was stuck on the runway for more than two hours, a San Diego Fire Department dispatcher said.
Let me guess? A320?