For the third time within a few weeks, there was a collision on the apron at Gdansk Airport on Tuesday. This time the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air was "lucky" that a Saab 340 from Sprint Air stood in the way. A Partenavia P 68 Observer 2 crashed into it.
Wizz Air was twice the victim of ground vehicles crashing into Airbus jets at the Polish airport. The first time, a service vehicle became wedged in the tail section , and just a few weeks later, a transporter crashed into the nose of an Airbus A320. The chances of another Wizz Air jet having an unwanted encounter on the ground in Gdansk weren't bad at all.
As photos published by the Polish portal trojmiasto.pl show, the SP-KPU, a Saab 340 operated by Sprint Air, saved the Hungarian low-cost carrier from another ground incident in Gdansk through no fault of its own. The Partenavia P 68 Observer 2, registered SP-FPM, crashed into the turboprop aircraft and became wedged between the left wing and fuselage.
The cause of this collision is still unclear. Upon request, Gdansk Airport confirmed that the investigations are ongoing. There are no injuries, only property damage has occurred. However, it shouldn't be cheap on either aircraft. It remains to be hoped, however, that the almost “creepy” floor crash series in Gdansk will come to an end.