The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has commenced a transport safety investigation into a near collision between two passenger jets on a taxiway at Sydney Airport on Sunday morning.
As reported to the ATSB, a Jetstar A320 was taxiing prior to a planned flight to Gold Coast Airport when its flight crew observed a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, under tow from an aircraft tug, in close proximity on a crossing taxiway.
Both aircraft were stopped abruptly. A cabin crew member aboard the A320 was injured, and there was damage to the connection between the 777 nose gear and aircraft tug.
The ATSB will collect available data from both aircraft, and air traffic control.
Investigators will also interview the involved flight crew, tug operators and air traffic controllers, plus other witnesses and involved parties, and collect relevant recorded information including CCTV footage.
The ATSB asks anyone with video footage of the occurrence, or its immediate aftermath, to contact us via the witness form on our website: atsb.gov.au/witness.
If the investigation identifies a critical safety issue at any time the ATSB will immediately inform relevant stakeholders.