Originally Posted by
rggale
Wow! How did the top of the winglet snap off???
Those pictures are amazing, and show everything except one thing that I'm dying to know: the AC #!
Here you go:
Ship 221 N12221 was on taxi out for ferry GLH-IAH
Freshly painted.
Taxing out for ferry flight repositioning for revenue flight.
Captain and First Officer were only people on the aircraft
10 ft. wide X 7 ft. deep sinkhole under taxiway.
Impact broke lt main gear, both c-ducts on lt engine damaged.
Winglet broke from impact.
Lt inbd flap damaged.
Rear spar nicked.
NTSB has released aircraft back to Continental.