Singapore: ATC oversights led to Scoot 787, Emirates A380 prang

Improper instructions from air traffic control personnel at Singapore's Changi Airport led to the wing-to-wing collision between a Scoot Boeing 787 and an Emirates Airbus A380 on 30 March 2017. In its final report, the Singapore Transport Safety Investigation Bureau classified the incident as serious, and identifies 787 as 9V-OJA and the A380 as A6-EUB. The incident, which occurred at at 01:40 local time, saw the left wing tip of the 787 collide while it was taxiing with the right wing tip of the A380, which was being pushed back from a parking bay at Terminal 1. There were no injuries aboard either aircraft. The TSIB found that the ATC staffer in charge of the 787, who was in training, made a number of mistakes, which led 9V-OJA to turn left on the wrong taxiiway, where the collision occured. It was found that the 787's left wing suffered damage which included the delamination and scuffing of multiple composite panels; multiple bent and abraded skin panels; cracked wing tip light lenses and severed static discharger wicks. Meanwhile, the A380's right wing had scratches on wing leading edge and slats, as well as cracked ribs and spars.<br/>