| Crash location | 41.977223°N, 87.898333°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Chicago, IL
41.850033°N, 87.650052°W 15.5 miles away |
| Tail number | N862AS |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 30 Jun 2017 |
| Aircraft type | Bombardier Inc Cl 600 2B19 |
| Additional details: | None |
On June 30, 2017 at 2130 central daylight time, the wingtip ("sharklet") of an Airbus A321, N991AU, operated by American Airlines flight 1162, contacted the horizontal stabilizer of a Bombardier CRJ700, N862AS, operated by SkyWest Airlines d.b.a. Eagle Flight 3407, during taxi at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The A321 received minor damage and the CRJ700 was substantially damaged. There were no injuries aboard either aircraft. The CRJ700 had landed and taxied to the terminal and had been instructed by air traffic control to follow another aircraft on taxiway A7. Another aircraft ahead stopped unexpectedly and the line of traffic ending with the CRJ700, had to stop. The A321 was taxiing along taxiway A, perpendicular to A7, and maneuvered to go around the protruding tail of the CRJ700. However, the left sharklet wingtip of the A321 contacted the horizontal stabilizer of the CRJ700.
the A321 flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between the aircraft, leading to the inadvertent collision with the horizontal stabilizer of the CRJ700. Contributing to the accident was traffic congestion that resulted in the CRJ700 having to stop prior to fully clearing the perpendicular taxiway.