Two United Airlines planes clipped wings at San Francisco International Airport just after midnight on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The United flight heading to Sydney was pushing back from the gate when its right wingtip hit the left wingtip of a separate plane going to Hong Kong, the FAA shared in a statement.
Airline officials said no injuries occurred from the incident and the passengers on both planes were able to deplane “normally.”
“We are working with our customers to rebook them on other flights,” United said.
The FAA noted that the collision took place in an “area where air traffic controllers do not communicate with flight crews.”
The federal agency said it will investigate the incident that took place while both planes were on the ground at around 12:35 a.m. local time on May 6.
The plane that was slated to fly to China had 306 passengers along with 16 crew members. The other flight, enroute to Australia, was carrying 202 customers and 16 crew members.
Aviation incidents have made headlines more in recent months amid a shortage of air traffic controllers and the Trump administration’s vow to overhaul the FAA.
It also follows the mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and passenger plane earlier this year near the nation’s capital — which brought the safety of the air system into question. That crash in late January marked the deadliest aviation accident since 2001, killing the more than 60 people aboard both aircraft.
