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Jan 12, 2008 3:56 pm US/Eastern

Obama's Flight Accidentally Clips Parked Plane

Obama Said He Did Not Feel The Bump

CHICAGO (CBS) ― A plane on which presidential candidate Barack Obama was a passenger accidentally clipped another small aircraft while taxiing at Midway International Airport early Saturday morning.

An Obama campaign representative told CBS Radio that a GulfStream II jet bumped a parked Cessna while taxiing on the runway at Midway around 2:30 a.m. The plane was headed in from Las Vegas.

There were 12 passengers on the GulfStream jet, including Obama. The aircraft landed safely, but as it approached the parking area, its left wing clipped the right wing of the parked Cessna, according to Chicago Aviation Department spokesman Gregg Cunningham.

No one was injured. Obama was on board, but he said he did not even feel the bump.

There was minor damage to the wings of both aircraft.

The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration have been notified of regarding the incident.

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