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An air france a380 passes. its left wing clips the comair tail and spins it a full 90 degrees. the air france flight bound for paris with about 500 on board was taxiing from the terminal to the runway for takeoff when the two planes got too close. >> roll the emergency trucks to mike. we've been hit by air france. >> who was that? >> comair 553. >> comair 553. okay, we are calling them. >> attention all emergency equipment, call 33. taxiway alpha and mike. >> the giant double-decker plane has a wingspan of 260 feet. in fact, it's so large, not many airports can handle it. sebastian pinel was o...

>> isn't that amazing? imagine being on that plane, what a jolt that would be. >> i can't imagine. also coming up as nasa retires its fleet of space shuttles, three of the rocket ships will be getting new homes at museums. and this big decision was announced on an important anniversary. we'll fill you in there. >> and this could be my favorite story of the day here. later we're going to introduce you to the old eest teacher in the country. get this, she's 97 years old. and, of course, as you can imagine, she has some real lessons of wisdom for her students. >> 97 is the new 87! >> yes. >> sh...

Largest passenger plane, the airbus a380, and the small regional jet. it happened on a taxiway right here at jfk airport. the wing of that large jet struck the tail of the small plane and literally spun it around like a top. >> roll the emergency trucks we've been hit by air france. >> and who was that? >> comair 553. >> comair 553. okay, we are calling them. >> reporter: it happened at night. it was dark out. the regional jet had just landed from boston. it was taxiing to its gate. apparently it stopped short, not pulling all the way forward, possibly because a truck had passed in front of ...

The small plane and the 66 on board are whipped around. >> roll the emergency trucks. we've been hit by air france. >> and who was that? >> comair 553. >> comair 553, okay. we are calling them. >> the plane shake very, very violently, and then the next thing we knew, we were told to hurry out of the plane. >> reporter: those on the air france jumbo jet, nearly 500 passengers, also knew something was wrong. >> we felt like this. >> and then we seemed to just stop as if the pilot was putting the brakes on a bit too quick. >> reporter: the regional plane, a delta connection flight from boston, ha...

. >> reporter: -- leaving the tail exposes, according to the faa there were no injuries. both planes were towed from the scene of the collision and are being inspected and an investigation is under way. t.j. winnik, abc news, new york. >> okay, now a little demonstration now. we want to show you just how hard it is for a jumbo jet to land on those old runways. take a look at our studio. it's about 65 feet from end to end. jfk airport only 75 feet wide. just ten feet more than where we are sitting now. it's only ten feet wider of course. >> right. >> so imagine trying to land a plane in a space...