Tail damage to 2 company aircraft during pushback at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	199455
Time
Date	199201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk airport : cvg
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	199455
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft sustained damage to horizontal stabilizer at place and point in time yet to be determined. The damage was discovered after our arrival in cvg. We had departed jfk (where the damage was suspected as happening) and flew an uneventful trip with no indications of flight control surface damage. Prior to our flight, the so completed his exterior walkaround at approximately XX20 pm. He indicated no awareness of any damage to the aircraft. The first officer and myself arrived at the aircraft about XX45 pm. The remainder of the preflight and trip went routine, with no indication of damage to the aircraft. A second company aircraft was parked parallel to ours and was pushed back for departure some time between XX00 pm and XX45 pm. It also was discovered to have damage on the empennage. It seems likely that a collision between both aircraft occurred during pushback of the first aircraft. This would have been after the so's preflight and prior to the first officer's and my arrival at the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAIL DAMAGE TO 2 COMPANY ACFT DURING PUSHBACK AT JFK.

Narrative: ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO HORIZ STABILIZER AT PLACE AND POINT IN TIME YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER OUR ARR IN CVG. WE HAD DEPARTED JFK (WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS SUSPECTED AS HAPPENING) AND FLEW AN UNEVENTFUL TRIP WITH NO INDICATIONS OF FLT CTL SURFACE DAMAGE. PRIOR TO OUR FLT, THE SO COMPLETED HIS EXTERIOR WALKAROUND AT APPROX XX20 PM. HE INDICATED NO AWARENESS OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE FO AND MYSELF ARRIVED AT THE ACFT ABOUT XX45 PM. THE REMAINDER OF THE PREFLT AND TRIP WENT ROUTINE, WITH NO INDICATION OF DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. A SECOND COMPANY ACFT WAS PARKED PARALLEL TO OURS AND WAS PUSHED BACK FOR DEP SOME TIME BTWN XX00 PM AND XX45 PM. IT ALSO WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DAMAGE ON THE EMPENNAGE. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT A COLLISION BTWN BOTH ACFT OCCURRED DURING PUSHBACK OF THE FIRST ACFT. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AFTER THE SO'S PREFLT AND PRIOR TO THE FO'S AND MY ARR AT THE ACFT.

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.