Ground Collision Involving Piper PA-34-200 HB-LEM at Zurich Airport

Incident Overview and Investigation Scope On 15 June 2017, a ground collision occurred at Zurich Airport (LSZH) involving a Piper PA-34-200, registration HB-LEM, and a stationary Cirrus SR22. The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) conducted a summary investigation under Article 46 of the Swiss Ordinance on the Safety Investigation of Occurrences in Transport, with the objective of deriving safety lessons from the event. ## Aircraft, Personnel, and Operational Context The Piper PA-34-200 was operated by Air Safety, based in Stüsslingen, Switzerland. The flight was a visual flight rules (VFR) training flight from Zurich (LSZH) to Bern (LSZB). The flight instructor held an EASA Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL(A)) and had a total of 12,693 flight hours, including 430 hours on the accident type. The student pilot held an EASA Private Pilot Licence (PPL(A)) and had a total of 272 flight hours, including 68 hours on the accident type. ## Sequence of Events and Damage While taxiing from stand P1 to runway 28, the right wingtip of the Piper PA-34-200, HB-LEM, struck the left wingtip of a Cirrus SR22 that was stationary at the same stand. The collision caused minor damage to the wingtip of the Piper PA-34-200. No injuries were reported to the crew, passengers, or third parties, and no third-party damage was recorded.