Incident Overview
On 29 November 2016, a Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-8HO, registration 9Y-SXM, was involved in a ground collision with a parked Fly Jamaica Boeing 767-319ER, registration N767WA, at Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown, Guyana. The B737 had just landed on runway 06 after a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Sequence of Events
Air Traffic Control cleared the B737 crew to taxi to the International Apron via taxiways Charlie and Alpha. However, the crew taxied via taxiways Charlie and Bravo instead. As the aircraft entered the apron, its right winglet struck the tail section of the parked B767.
Damage
The collision damaged both elevators and the tail cone of the B767. No other damage was reported in the initial synopsis.
Aircraft Information
The Caribbean Airlines aircraft was a Boeing 737-8HO. The Fly Jamaica aircraft was a Boeing 767-319ER. Both aircraft were on the ground at the time of the incident.
Investigation
The Guyana Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit conducted the investigation in accordance with ICAO Annex 13. The report noted that the B737 crew deviated from the instructed taxi route, leading to the collision. No explicit causal factors were provided in the publicly available summary.