Incident Details
On 6 December 2015, an incident occurred at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, Spain, involving an Airbus A-330-300 (registration EC-LZX) operated by Iberia and a Boeing B-777-200 (registration N758AN) operated by American Airlines. The incident was investigated by the Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC) and documented in report IN-033/2015.
Investigation Report Content
The report includes factual information on the history of the flight, injuries to persons (no specific numbers provided), damage to both aircraft, personnel information including captains, first officers, a relief pilot for the B777, and aerodrome control service controllers, meteorological information, communications, aerodrome information covering certification, taxiway design, and markings, flight recorders (FDR and CVR for both aircraft), wreckage and impact information, medical and pathological information, fire, survival aspects, and tests and research. Organizational and management information covers aerodrome charts, navigation data providers (Jeppesen, LIDO/NAVIGATION), regulations, and visibility conditions. Additional information includes radar data, aerodrome control service regulations, and measures taken by AENA, Iberia, and American Airlines.
Analysis and Conclusions
The analysis section examines the geometric configuration and markings, the taxi maneuver and aircraft positions at the time of the collision, taxi specifications involving runway holding points, aeronautical information, taxi responsibilities, mitigation measures, and the operation. The conclusions list findings but do not explicitly state a probable cause.