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United Jet Wing Stikes Alaska Jet at Seattle Airport

Aug. 26, 2005

Source Lexus Nexis

The wing of a United Airlines jet headed for Narita, Japan, struck an Alaska Airlines jet Wednesday while pushing back from the terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, damaging both planes but causing no injuries. United spokesman Jeff Green said the Boeing 777 was leaving the terminal with 217 passengers and 14 crew members when it hit the Alaska Airlines plane early Wednesday afternoon.

United Flight 875 was delayed while the airline worked to fix a wing-tip light. Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Amanda Tobin said Alaska's Boeing 737-900 was parked at the gate with no one on board, and the accident did not delay any flights since the airplane was not in service. She said the airline is still assessing the extent of damage to the 737's tail section. Green said United is investigating the cause.

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