Wing tip strike occurred during parking procedure controlled by guide man.

Attributes
ACN	172559
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 18900 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	172559
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	172475
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Upon arrival from ord to dtw, we taxied into the ramp for gate a dtw. We were picked up by taxi director and directed by wands to the parking spot. About 30' short of parking spot the director gave a stop signal followed by shut down engines. I set the brakes, shut down the engines and then opened the left cockpit window. I leaned out and looked back at the left wing tip. I observed the left forward tip of my left wing tip had contacted the right rear tip of another parked large transport aircraft at adjacent gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WING TIP STRIKE OCCURRED DURING PARKING PROC CONTROLLED BY GUIDE MAN.

Narrative: UPON ARR FROM ORD TO DTW, WE TAXIED INTO THE RAMP FOR GATE A DTW. WE WERE PICKED UP BY TAXI DIRECTOR AND DIRECTED BY WANDS TO THE PARKING SPOT. ABOUT 30' SHORT OF PARKING SPOT THE DIRECTOR GAVE A STOP SIGNAL FOLLOWED BY SHUT DOWN ENGS. I SET THE BRAKES, SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND THEN OPENED THE LEFT COCKPIT WINDOW. I LEANED OUT AND LOOKED BACK AT THE LEFT WING TIP. I OBSERVED THE LEFT FORWARD TIP OF MY LEFT WING TIP HAD CONTACTED THE RIGHT REAR TIP OF ANOTHER PARKED LGT ACFT AT ADJACENT GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.