America's airports are getting increasingly crowded, making incidents like the one described below an all-too-common occurrence. The DHC-8 was apparently clobbered pretty good and the Airbus not so much. "See and avoid" needs to be practiced on the ground as well as in the air... as we have no idea what the deductible is on a "Dash 8" but it's got to be a pretty nasty piece of change...

** Report created 8/31/2005 Record 2 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 363PH Make/Model: DHC8 Description: BOMBARDIER DHC-8
 Date: 08/29/2005 Time: 2110
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
 City: PORTLAND State: OR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N363PH, HORIZON AIRLINES QXE65, A BOMBARDIER DHC-8 ACFT WAS CLIPPED AT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WHILE PARKED ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY AWAITING A GATE BY A PASSING NORTHWEST AIRLINES, N855NW, NWA5, AN AIRBUS A332 ACFT, NO  INJURIES REPORTED, DAMAGE TO THE HORIZON QXE65 IS SUBSTANTIAL, DAMAGE TO THE NWA 5 IS UNKNOWN, PORTLAND, OR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Business Phase: Standing Operation: Air Carrier
 Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
 Last Radio Cont:   Last Clearance:
 FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR (NM09) Entry date: 08/30/2005

** Report created 8/31/2005 Record 3 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 855NW Make/Model: A320 Description: A-332
 Date: 08/29/2005 Time: 2110
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: PORTLAND State: OR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
NORTHWEST AIRLINES, NWA5, N855NW, AN AIRBUS A332 ACFT, CLIPPED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF ANOTHER ACFT, HORIZON AIRLINES, HORIZON QEXA65, A DH-8 ACFT THAT WAS PARKED ADAJENT TO THE TAXIWAY AWAITING A GATE, NO INJURIES REPORTED, DAMAGE TO THE NWA 5 IS UNKNOWN, DAMAGE TO THE QEXA65 IS SUBSTANTIAL, PORTLAND, OR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Business Phase: Taxi Operation: Air Carrier
 Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
 Last Radio Cont:   Last Clearance:
 FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR (NM09) Entry date: 08/30/2005

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