A330 wing-tip carved into protruding tail after crew tried to skirt round 777

Turkish MEA collision-c-Nigeria AIB

Source: Nigeria AIB

Nigerian investigators have determined that a Middle East Airlines Airbus A330-200 crew vainly attempted to skirt round an incorrectly-parked Boeing 777-300ER, instead of stopping and requesting guidance, before the two aircraft collided.

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