AAIB investigation to Boeing 777-200, AP-BGZ

Aircraft taxied prematurely and struck towbar, Birmingham Airport, 22 August 2019.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
14 May 2020
Category:
Commercial - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
22 August 2019
Aircraft type:
Boeing 777-200
Location:
Birmingham Airport
Registration:
AP-BGZ

Summary:

Following pushback and engine start the aircraft began to taxi before ground crew and equipment had moved away. The aircraft struck the towbar, damaging it and the taxiway surface.

Bulletin correction

A correction concerning this report was published online on 11 June 2020 and repeated in the July 2020 Bulletin. The amended report and the individual correction can be downloaded below.

Download amended report:

Boeing 777-200, AP-BGZ 05-20

Download correction:

Boeing 777-200, AP-BGZ Correction 07-20

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Published 14 May 2020