Multiple wing tip strikes on two air carrier mlgs during ramp operation pushback.

Attributes
ACN	218681
Time
Date	199208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu airport : rdy
State Reference	NC
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	218681
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	218867
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We received clearance to pushback at gate. After we started our push the medium large transport Y at other gate started their push. At the completion of both pushes 2 passenger stated the wing of the other medium large transport Y was behind ours. We felt nothing. Afterwards, the captain of the other medium large transport Y said when they finished their push their nose was 20 degrees off the lead- in line. The guideman directed us to taxi. During taxi, ramp called us and said 'maintenance needs to inspect your wing, the other medium large transport Y may have hit your wing during push.' maintenance discovered the other medium large transport Y wing went over ours and scraped it. We returned to a gate. 2 planes should not be pushing at the same time next to each other. Because the other medium large transport Y was not pushed straight back, it hit our plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE WING TIP STRIKES ON TWO ACR MLGS DURING RAMP OP PUSHBACK.

Narrative: WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO PUSHBACK AT GATE. AFTER WE STARTED OUR PUSH THE MLG Y AT OTHER GATE STARTED THEIR PUSH. AT THE COMPLETION OF BOTH PUSHES 2 PAX STATED THE WING OF THE OTHER MLG Y WAS BEHIND OURS. WE FELT NOTHING. AFTERWARDS, THE CAPT OF THE OTHER MLG Y SAID WHEN THEY FINISHED THEIR PUSH THEIR NOSE WAS 20 DEGS OFF THE LEAD- IN LINE. THE GUIDEMAN DIRECTED US TO TAXI. DURING TAXI, RAMP CALLED US AND SAID 'MAINT NEEDS TO INSPECT YOUR WING, THE OTHER MLG Y MAY HAVE HIT YOUR WING DURING PUSH.' MAINT DISCOVERED THE OTHER MLG Y WING WENT OVER OURS AND SCRAPED IT. WE RETURNED TO A GATE. 2 PLANES SHOULD NOT BE PUSHING AT THE SAME TIME NEXT TO EACH OTHER. BECAUSE THE OTHER MLG Y WAS NOT PUSHED STRAIGHT BACK, IT HIT OUR PLANE.

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.