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Mdt taxiing to gate hits wingtip of second aircraft parked at next gate. Marshaller and wing walker assisting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 232854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 232854 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The wingtip of my aircraft contacted the wingtip of a parked aircraft while I was taxiing to the gate. Parking spots were close and maneuvering around the parked aircraft was required to arrive at my assigned spot. A marshaller was directing while a wing walker signaled thumbs up until too close to stop. Then he signaled a stop. Contact occurred in less than 1 second even though I was only creeping. Wing walker observed the contact. Maintenance inspected both aircraft. Aircraft continued flying on schedule. I thought there was enough room. I'll insist on an increased margin from now on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MDT TAXIING TO GATE HITS WINGTIP OF SECOND ACFT PARKED AT NEXT GATE. MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER ASSISTING.
Narrative: THE WINGTIP OF MY ACFT CONTACTED THE WINGTIP OF A PARKED ACFT WHILE I WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE. PARKING SPOTS WERE CLOSE AND MANEUVERING AROUND THE PARKED ACFT WAS REQUIRED TO ARRIVE AT MY ASSIGNED SPOT. A MARSHALLER WAS DIRECTING WHILE A WING WALKER SIGNALED THUMBS UP UNTIL TOO CLOSE TO STOP. THEN HE SIGNALED A STOP. CONTACT OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 1 SECOND EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY CREEPING. WING WALKER OBSERVED THE CONTACT. MAINT INSPECTED BOTH ACFT. ACFT CONTINUED FLYING ON SCHEDULE. I THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM. I'LL INSIST ON AN INCREASED MARGIN FROM NOW ON.
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.