2 Southwest Airlines planes clip wing tips at Oakland airport

A spokewoman said an Orange County-bound flight came into contact with another plane while pushing back from the gate Sunday.|
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND— Authorities say two commercial airliners clipped wing tips at the Oakland International Airport, but no injuries were reported.

KNTV reports (http://bit.ly/1Q3yLNP ) Monday that a Southwest Airlines spokeswoman says a flight was headed to Orange County in Southern California Sunday night when its wing came into contact with the wing of another plane, while pushing back from the gate.

Passenger Manas Gowd tells The Associated Press he was looking out the window when the plane lurched back from the gate and he felt a "very unnatural thump." He snapped a photo, showing a rugged edge of the upturned wing.

The other plane had arrived from Phoenix earlier Sunday evening and was empty.

Both planes were taken out of service and will undergo a maintenance check.

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This story has been corrected to reflect that the empty plane had come in from Phoenix.

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Information from: KNTV-TV.

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