On July 18 local time, the collision incident between All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight NH9397 and Breeze Airways Flight MX509 at Charleston Airport was classified as an aviation accident by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the United States’ National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The accident occurred around 9:40 PM on the same day at Charleston Airport in South Carolina, USA. The left wingtip of NH9397 (Boeing 787-10, Registration: JA986A), which was taxiing from Charleston to Los Angeles, collided with the vertical stabilizer of Breeze Airways MX509 (Airbus A220-300, Registration: N247BZ), which was parked after arriving from Las Vegas to change its destination to Norfolk.
According to ANA, Flight NH9397 was taxiing from Boeing’s premises under the instructions of air traffic control when it contacted the parked MX509. The left wingtip of the ANA aircraft sustained scratches, dents, and broken light lenses. Adjustments are being made for repairs. MX509 had changed its destination to Charleston due to bad weather.
The ANA aircraft, outfitted for domestic routes, was to be ferried from Charleston to Haneda Airport via Los Angeles, carrying a total of five personnel: two flight crew members and three employees involved in the ferrying operations.
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