{"id":143468,"date":"2026-05-22T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=143468"},"modified":"2026-05-22T01:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:43:29","slug":"united-737-collides-with-ana-cargo-777f-tail-at-chicago-ohare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/united-737-collides-with-ana-cargo-777f-tail-at-chicago-ohare\/","title":{"rendered":"United 737 Collides with ANA Cargo 777F Tail at Chicago O’Hare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CHICAGO-<\/strong> A United Airlines (UA)<\/a> Boeing 737-900ER lightly scraped the tail of an All Nippon Airways (NH) Cargo Boeing 777F while taxiing to the gate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on Thursday. The contact caused minor damage to both aircraft, which remain grounded for inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United flight UA1834 had just arrived from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)<\/a>, while the ANA Cargo flight NH8421 was awaiting clearance for departure to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT). Aviation insider JonNYC described the contact as a light scrape with very minor damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada – ANA Boeing 777-200 JA713A (1), CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=28627517<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

United 737 Winglet Strikes Parked ANA Cargo 777F at O’Hare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ANA Cargo<\/a> Boeing 777F was parked, awaiting clearance to enter one of O’Hare’s busy runways, when the United 737-900ER taxied behind after arriving from Boston. As the two aircraft crossed paths, the 737’s winglet reportedly clipped the tail of the cargo jet, resulting in damage to both planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air traffic control transcripts from LiveATC.net captured the moment controllers became aware of the contact. The controller instructed the ANA flight to hold position and then taxi off the runway to allow for inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATC:<\/strong> “All Nippon 8421 Heavy, just hold position please.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilot:<\/strong> “Okay.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATC:<\/strong> “All Nippon 8421 Heavy, I have to taxi you off of the runway. So, uhh, another aircraft might have clipped your tail. So I need you to taxi forward down the runway and then turn left at taxiway Mike, and I will have more for you there.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilot:<\/strong> “Did we get any damage to the aircraft?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATC:<\/strong> “I’m not sure, we’re gonna find that out, but there’s a possible uhh, aircraft winglet that might have struck your tail. We’re not sure just yet, we’re gonna find out what’s up.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 777F has been removed from service and remains on the ground in Chicago while engineers inspect the damage, Simple Flying<\/a> flagged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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"United just clipped ANA at ORD"
(from 20 min ago)<\/p>— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>