Amateur Video catches JFK Collision on tape

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April 12, 2011 | 233 Views

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Investigators have impounded an Air France passenger jet that collided with a smaller plane on the ground at New York's John F. Kennedy airport on Monday night (April 11). The incident was captured on video.

The Airbus Superjumbo, the world's largest jetliner with a wingspan of almost 80 meters (87.4 yards), hit the tail section of a Bombardier CRJ regional jet which spun in a quarter turn on the taxiway .

The grainy video showed the 70-seat regional jet operated by Delta subsidiary Comair rocking sharply to one side as the colliding A380 wing flipped it into an almost 90-degree turn to the left.

There were no reports of injuries.

Air France confirmed the incident and said both aircraft had been "immobilized" pending an investigation. A spokeswoman declined to estimate the time and cost of repairs to the wing.

Air France, which flies five times a day to New York including one flight using the Airbus double-decker, will operate its daily A380 flight on Tuesday as normal.