Casualties unknown

Collision of TAP Portugal Airbus A330 with Jet Bridge at Caracas Airport (OY-EBW)

Lisboa, PT

On August 27, 2014, an ATR 72-500 (registration OY-EBW) was involved in an aviation accident near Lisboa, PT. This summary draws on records from the Portuguese Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail (GPIAAF).

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On 19 October 2014, a TAP Portugal Airbus A330-223 (CS-TOI) collided with a disembark bridge at Maiquetía International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela. No injuries were reported.

Incident Synopsis

On 19 October 2014 at 20:10 UTC, a TAP Portugal Airbus A330-223, registration CS-TOI (also referenced as Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TOJ), collided with a disembark bridge (jet bridge) at Maiquetía International Airport Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela. The incident occurred during ground operations. The GPIAA (Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves) conducted the investigation, issuing Final Report 22/INCID/2015.

Aircraft Information

The aircraft involved was an Airbus A330-223, owned by TAP Portugal. The exact sequence of events leading to the collision is not detailed in the publicly available summary of the report.

Investigation

The GPIAA investigated the incident and published a final safety report. The report does not specify the probable cause in the provided excerpts. No injuries were listed, and the extent of damage to the aircraft or the bridge was not disclosed in the available sections.