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Two United Airlines aircraft made contact on the ground at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) yesterday evening. This prompted an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and grounded both aircraft.
United Flight UA 1871 was heading to Denver international Airport (DEN) and pushing back from its gate when it struck the tail of United Flight UA 796, which was parked nearby and preparing for its departure to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). The incident occurred as ground crews were preparing both aircraft for departure. Failure of a towing bar on a tug is being blamed for the collision. No injuries were reported among passengers or crew and passengers were able to safely deplane both aircraft. Unfortunately, they now need to be inspected before they can return to service. One aircraft sustained damage to its horizontal stabilizer while the other appeared to have received damage on the empennage area (this is the tail section of an aircraft, consisting of the horizontal stabilizer and vertical stabilizer).
United said passengers affected by the incident were rebooked on later flights. While delays trickled through the evening schedule, operations at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) were never fully shut down.
Anthony’s Take: Accidents happen and thankfully no one was hurt. Busy airports at the end of holiday weekends are bound to have some issues.
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