Boeing 777-3Q8ER

THY Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines flight TK2430, a Boeing 777-300ER, struck a radar antenna tower with the right-hand wing as it taxied to the stand after landing at Antalya Airport (AYT). The mast collapsed and impacted the fuselage. The outer section of the right-hand wing was severely damaged and the fuselage also suffered (localized) substantial damage. The aircraft followed a taxiway with a distance between the centreline and the base of the lighting tower of about 29 meters. The wing span of the aircraft is 64,80 meters (32,80 meters from the centreline of the taxiway).