Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Human Factors
During aircraft pushback while awaiting clearance to start it felt as if the aircraft slid a little as if trying to turn on a painted line. Maintenance stopped the pushback and informed us over the intercom that our right wingtip had just made contact with the aircraft that had been parked behind us. After the pushback crew inspected the situation we were tugged back into the original parking spot.
During cockpit preflight; the airplane shook violently for approx. 3-5 seconds. I exited the airplane to figure out what happened. Upon reaching the tail; it was apparent the ground crew had pushed an Airbus RH wing into our RH elevator and horizontal stab. The 767 elevator sustained damage.
Airbus Captain and B767 First Officer reported that during pushback; ground crew pushed one air carrier aircraft into the other; both aircraft sustained damage.