Plane wing dented after hitting a lighting pole at Tan Son Nhat airport

The aviation incident occurred on the afternoon of July 3, at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City.

Accordingly, the Boeing 777 flight number EVA396 was scheduled to depart at 4:34 p.m. the same day from Tan Son Nhat to Taiwan (China). While moving to the runway of Tan Son Nhat airport to prepare for takeoff, the incident occurred when it hit a lighting pole.

The incident caused part of the plane's wing to be dented and a high-pressure lamp post to collapse.

Eva Air plane had an accident at Tan Son Nhat on the afternoon of July 3. Photo: MQ.

Immediately after that, Tan Son Nhat International Airport and related units quickly coordinated to handle the situation. Fortunately, all passengers on the plane were safe.

The Southern Airports Authority also recorded and promptly reported the incident to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

The cause of the incident is still being investigated.

Developments in the incidents of near-head-on collisions between planes

The incident of two planes almost “colliding” on the morning of June 19 between a flight from Hanoi to Da Lat and another flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Thanh Hoa in the airspace of Ho Chi Minh City ACC is not the first time such a situation has happened in our country.

Plane from Hanoi to Can Tho had to turn back because of dented nose and cracked glass.

Mr. Tran Hoai Phuong, Director of the Northern Airport Authority, just announced that on May 19, flight VN1207 from Hanoi to Can Tho had to turn back because the plane had a dented nose and cracked glass.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/may-bay-bi-mop-canh-vi-dam-cot-den-chieu-sang-trong-san-bay-tan-son-nhat-2298109.html