http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=470962 Alexandre. AeroTransport Data Bank http://www.aerotransport.org David Mueller wrote: > > There is a small photo on the article page. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > SOURCE: KARE Minneapolis-St. Paul > http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=96791 > > Planes Collide at Airport > > A Northwest Airlines DC-9 that had reported hydraulic problems collided > with another aircraft Tuesday on the ground at Minneapolis-St. Paul > International Airport. > > Six people were transported to the hospital with injuries, said Pat > Hogan, spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission. He did not > know the extent of their injuries. > > Northwest Airlines also released a statement saying several crew members > were injured, but no passengers were hurt. > > The incident happened shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Hogan said the > DC-9 flying in from Columbus, Ohio, had landed without incident and was > taxiing to its gate when it apparently lost control of steering. The > plane collided with a Northwest Airbus that was backing away from a gate > for takeoff to San Antonio, Texas. > > Passengers on both planes were evacuated, Hogan said. The escape slide > on the Airbus had been deployed. > > After the crash, the DC-9 appeared to be partially lodged underneath the > Airbus. The top of the DC-9's cockpit area made contact with the Airbus' > wing and was damaged. > > Hogan said the National Transportation Safety Board was investigating, > and the planes could not be moved until investigators arrived. The > planes were not affecting other air traffic.