In the Act of Taxi, TAP Air Portugal's Airbus A330neo aircraft hit a Lamp post to lose its left wingtip at Osvaldo Vieira airport in Bissau on 1st of May.
The aircraft registered CS-TUJ had just landed from a Lisbon - Bissau flight (TP1477) and was moving towards the gate, while the avoidable ground incident took place.
Ouch. A330neo de TAP Portugal (CS-TUJ) operando #TP1477 desde Lisboa, colisiono con un poste en el aeropuerto de Guinea-Bissau, arrancandole el sharklet. pic.twitter.com/Rd8Jvzi02C
— DCAFlyer (@lb_SFO) May 2, 2021
No injuiries reported , that includes 232 passengers inside the aircraft during the incident. Passengers disembarked normaly.
An investigation to the incident is being opened.
Type : Airbus A330-941N.
Registration : CS-TUJ.
First Flight : 31/05/2019.
Engines : 2 x RR Trent 7000-72.
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A similar incident took place on 20th February , when Air India Express aircraft B737-800 , carrying 64 pax hits an electric pole at the Vijayawada International Airport , India.
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