Introduction
This statement reflects the opinion of the Danish Accident Investigation Board regarding the circumstances of the occurrence and its causes and consequences.
In accordance with the provisions of EU Regulation 996/2010, the Danish Air Navigation Act and pursuant to Annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Convention, the safety investigation is of an exclusively technical and operational nature, and its objective is not the assignment of blame or liability.
The safety investigation was carried out without having necessarily used legal evidence procedures and with no other basic aim than preventing future accidents and serious incidents.
Consequently, any use of this statement for purposes other than preventing future accidents and serious incidents may lead to erroneous or misleading interpretations.
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General
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State file number: |
2025-42 |
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UTC date: |
9-1-2025 |
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UTC time: |
14:56 |
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Occurrence class: |
Accident |
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Location: |
Copenhagen (EKCH) |
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Injury level: |
None |
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Aircraft registration: |
SE-RPU |
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Aircraft make/model: |
Boeing 737-8JP |
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Current flight rules: |
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) |
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Operation type: |
Scheduled |
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Operated by: |
Norwegian |
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Flight phase: |
Taxi |
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Aircraft category: |
Fixed wing |
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Last departure point: |
Malaga (LEMG) |
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Planned destination: |
EKCH |
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Aircraft damage: |
Substantial |
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Engine make/model: |
2 x CFMI CFM56-7B26E |
Notification
All time references in this statement are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
The Aviation Unit of the Danish Accident Investigation Board (AIB) was notified of the accident by Copenhagen Airport Control Centre on 9-1-2025 at 15:23 hours (hrs).
The AIB notified the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority (DCARA), the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (SHK), the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on 14-1-2025 at 13:00 hrs.
Factual information
History of flight
The flight was a scheduled flight from Malaga (LEMG) to Copenhagen (EKCH).
The aircraft landed and taxied towards parking stand A27. As the aircraft approached its final parking position at the stand, using the Docking Guidance System (DGS), the left-hand (LH) wing outer leading edge collided with a movable passenger boarding stair, which had been left in a red hatched prohibited parking area.
The impact caused the passenger stair to overturn, as the aircraft continued to its designated parking position at parking stand A27.
The accident occurred in daylight and under Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC).
Injuries to persons
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Injuries |
Crew |
Passengers |
Others |
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Fatal |
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Serious |
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None |
6 |
189 |
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Damage to aircraft
The collision led to:
- substantial skin damages to a LH wing leading edge outer slat section.
- small skin puncture of a LH wing lower skin fuel inspection panel.
Figure 2. LH wing leading edge slat section skin damages.
Other damage
Damages to the passenger boarding stair and other ground equipment occurred, when the passenger boarding stair overturned.
EKCH local regulations
Below is an extract from EKCH local regulations, section 4.1.5.5.
It is forbidden to place or leave behind vehicles and handling equipment in red hatched areas, e.g between aircraft stands and underneath movable passenger loading bridges.
AIB safety investigation process
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