Collision Between a Falcon 10 and a Boeing 727 at an Airport (F-GJMA)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Involved A Falcon 10 completed an uneventful charter flight from Chailley and landed on runway 33 at 1942 local time. The aircraft carried two passengers and two pilots. Shortly after, a Boeing 727-223, registered EI-HCD and operated by Hunting Cargo Airlines, landed on the same runway. The 727, which had four people on board, had completed a cargo flight from Porto. ## Taxiway Movement and Collision Both aircraft vacated the runway at taxiway K-1. The Falcon 10 used a taxiway parallel to the one used by EI-HCD while heading toward the apron. The two aircraft collided at the intersection of taxiways A-8 and M-8. The Boeing 727 sustained minor damage, while the Falcon 10 was damaged beyond repair. All four occupants of the Falcon 10 escaped uninjured, including French actor Gérard Depardieu. ## Official Probable Cause The official findings stated that the collision occurred because the Falcon 10, registered F-GJMA, rolled onto the outer taxiway and lost separation from EI-HCD after not following initial instructions from the control tower. Additionally, EI-HCD was moving too fast on Taxiway A. From a certain point, the two aircraft started rolling almost in parallel. When the ground controller realized the situation, it was too late to avoid the collision at the incorporation of the outer taxiway and Taxiway A.