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Flight crew from two aircraft and one passenger reported wingtip contact with another B737 which damaged both aircraft. They were both towed to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1437259 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 18000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
Last leg of last day of four day trip. Departed gate [5] clearance to spot X. Another 737 was on the ramp taxi line stopped; between spot Y and spot X waiting to park at gate [2]. A heavy being pushed tail north from [gate 1] (maybe) didn't push deep enough to allow the 737 waiting on gate [2] to proceed to gate. First officer asked the 737 if he could pull forward; he replied that he couldn't. I determined that I could proceed to spot X by taxiing around the parked 737. Just as we reached spot X we felt a shudder. I parked the brakes and looked out my #3 window and noticed FOD on the ramp and realized we had struck the parked 737. We shut down the engines and coordinated with ramp and company to return to the gate.the ramp had just reopened after a thunderstorm; so there were planes everywhere. My exit taxi line was partially blocked; so I taxied right of centerline to my exit spot. Because of the ramp closure we were late and some of our passengers had connections; but I'm comfortable operating at confined airports such as lga and dca where close maneuvering is required on a daily basis.I wasn't tired; distracted or in a hurry to get home. I thought I had clearance based on experience. I was wrong. In the future; I'll plant myself on the ramp taxi line and wait.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew from two aircraft and one passenger reported wingtip contact with another B737 which damaged both aircraft. They were both towed to the gate.
Narrative: Last leg of last day of four day trip. Departed Gate [5] clearance to spot X. Another 737 was on the ramp taxi line stopped; between spot Y and spot X waiting to park at Gate [2]. A heavy being pushed tail north from [Gate 1] (maybe) didn't push deep enough to allow the 737 waiting on Gate [2] to proceed to gate. FO asked the 737 if he could pull forward; he replied that he couldn't. I determined that I could proceed to spot X by taxiing around the parked 737. Just as we reached spot X we felt a shudder. I parked the brakes and looked out my #3 window and noticed FOD on the ramp and realized we had struck the parked 737. We shut down the engines and coordinated with ramp and company to return to the gate.The ramp had just reopened after a thunderstorm; so there were planes everywhere. My exit taxi line was partially blocked; so I taxied right of centerline to my exit spot. Because of the ramp closure we were late and some of our passengers had connections; but I'm comfortable operating at confined airports such as LGA and DCA where close maneuvering is required on a daily basis.I wasn't tired; distracted or in a hurry to get home. I thought I had clearance based on experience. I was wrong. In the future; I'll plant myself on the ramp taxi line and wait.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.