AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-8AS, EI-EGD

Boeing 737-8AS (EI-EGD), collision with a SideBull Ambulift, London Stansted Airport, 4 October 2023

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
8 August 2024
Category:
Commercial - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
4 October 2023
Aircraft type:
Boeing 737-8AS
Location:
London Stansted Airport
Registration:
EI-EGD

A ground vehicle collided with EI-EGD when it was turning onto stand across the back-of-stand road the vehicle was travelling on. The vehicle driver may have experienced 鈥榠nattentional blindness鈥� and may have been affected by task fatigue. The vehicle operator and airport authority both issued safety notices to airport drivers regarding safe driving practices.

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Published 8 August 2024