Air carrier large transport wing tip struck tail of GA small aircraft parked too close to taxiway du...

Attributes
ACN	100987
Time
Date	198812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eyw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	100987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	100884
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On taxi out on parallel taxiway a to runway 9 at key west, I observed a light twin airplane parked close to the taxiway. I slowed taxi speed almost to a halt and moved as far as possible to the right side of taxiway, putting my left main gear on the centerline of taxiway. I then leaned forward and looked back at the left wing tip. It was about 6' from tail of light twin and appeared to be clear by about 4'. I continued straight ahead until I felt I was well clear before returning to centerline of taxiway. I was about to tell first officer to call tower and report the twin as being too close to taxiway when tower said to stop, that we had hit light twin aircraft. No on in crew felt any impact. Supplemental information from acn 100884: the small aircraft was parked 17.5' from the edge of the 50' wide taxiway and its location was approximately 60' nearer the taxiway than allowed by the double yellow restr parking line. Four other aircraft were also parked in this restr area. Tower did not mention that these aircraft were parked very close to the taxiway we were directed to use.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT WING TIP STRUCK TAIL OF GA SMA PARKED TOO CLOSE TO TXWY DURING TAXI OUT.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT ON PARALLEL TXWY A TO RWY 9 AT KEY WEST, I OBSERVED A LIGHT TWIN AIRPLANE PARKED CLOSE TO THE TXWY. I SLOWED TAXI SPD ALMOST TO A HALT AND MOVED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF TXWY, PUTTING MY LEFT MAIN GEAR ON THE CENTERLINE OF TXWY. I THEN LEANED FORWARD AND LOOKED BACK AT THE LEFT WING TIP. IT WAS ABOUT 6' FROM TAIL OF LIGHT TWIN AND APPEARED TO BE CLR BY ABOUT 4'. I CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD UNTIL I FELT I WAS WELL CLR BEFORE RETURNING TO CENTERLINE OF TXWY. I WAS ABOUT TO TELL F/O TO CALL TWR AND RPT THE TWIN AS BEING TOO CLOSE TO TXWY WHEN TWR SAID TO STOP, THAT WE HAD HIT LIGHT TWIN ACFT. NO ON IN CREW FELT ANY IMPACT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 100884: THE SMA WAS PARKED 17.5' FROM THE EDGE OF THE 50' WIDE TXWY AND ITS LOCATION WAS APPROX 60' NEARER THE TXWY THAN ALLOWED BY THE DOUBLE YELLOW RESTR PARKING LINE. FOUR OTHER ACFT WERE ALSO PARKED IN THIS RESTR AREA. TWR DID NOT MENTION THAT THESE ACFT WERE PARKED VERY CLOSE TO THE TXWY WE WERE DIRECTED TO USE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Air carrier large transport wing tip struck tail of GA small aircraft parked too close to taxiway during taxi out.