Narrative:

I was PIC taxiing the light transport bizjet X on the ramp. In the process of maneuvering the aircraft for a left 180 degree turn between a parked mdt Y and another light transport, I mistakenly did not consider the height of the tail of my aircraft for the clearance under the wing tip of the Y. At the same moment as I applied the brakes, realizing the posing situation, I hit the Y's wing with the right horizontal stabilizer. I did not know that I made contact until inspecting the damage on the outside. I did not have a lineman to marshall me in the parking space until after the fact, until such a person came running over, signalling me to stop (which I had already done). I believe the situation could have been avoided had our attention not been distracted from the uncertainty of finding a good place to park, and if we had a lineman there to show and guide us where to park. In addition, my copilot and I hadn't slept in the past 26 hours, which I feel significantly affected our judgement. Damage: right horizontal stabilizer (leading edge) was dented in about 2-3'; the vertical stabilizer was buckled in the skin. The aircraft was barely moving forward, but the tail was pivoting around for the turn.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT, ATTEMPTING 180 DEGREE TURN IN PLACE IN CROWDED RAMP PARKING AREA, STRIKES ANOTHER PARKED ACFT. ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS PIC TAXIING THE LTT BIZJET X ON THE RAMP. IN THE PROCESS OF MANEUVERING THE ACFT FOR A LEFT 180 DEG TURN BTWN A PARKED MDT Y AND ANOTHER LTT, I MISTAKENLY DID NOT CONSIDER THE HEIGHT OF THE TAIL OF MY ACFT FOR THE CLRNC UNDER THE WING TIP OF THE Y. AT THE SAME MOMENT AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES, REALIZING THE POSING SITUATION, I HIT THE Y'S WING WITH THE RIGHT HORIZ STABILIZER. I DID NOT KNOW THAT I MADE CONTACT UNTIL INSPECTING THE DAMAGE ON THE OUTSIDE. I DID NOT HAVE A LINEMAN TO MARSHALL ME IN THE PARKING SPACE UNTIL AFTER THE FACT, UNTIL SUCH A PERSON CAME RUNNING OVER, SIGNALLING ME TO STOP (WHICH I HAD ALREADY DONE). I BELIEVE THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD OUR ATTN NOT BEEN DISTRACTED FROM THE UNCERTAINTY OF FINDING A GOOD PLACE TO PARK, AND IF WE HAD A LINEMAN THERE TO SHOW AND GUIDE US WHERE TO PARK. IN ADDITION, MY COPLT AND I HADN'T SLEPT IN THE PAST 26 HRS, WHICH I FEEL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED OUR JUDGEMENT. DAMAGE: RIGHT HORIZ STABILIZER (LEADING EDGE) WAS DENTED IN ABOUT 2-3'; THE VERT STABILIZER WAS BUCKLED IN THE SKIN. THE ACFT WAS BARELY MOVING FORWARD, BUT THE TAIL WAS PIVOTING AROUND FOR THE TURN.

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.