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Tail strike by large transport upon another company large transport in ramp operation aircraft parking procedure ramp departure procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 239711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10400 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 239711 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 239618 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While waiting for ATC (ground control) clearance to taxi for takeoff, the local ramp controller requested we repos the aircraft on the ramp to permit other aircraft to enter the ramp to their gates. The captain taxied the aircraft from one side to the other side of the ramp and while turning the aircraft in 180 degree turn, the tail empennage of our aircraft impacted the tail section of another parked aircraft. We were advised by ramp controller that we may have impacted with a parked aircraft and we stopped aircraft, shut down engines, and were towed back to a gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAIL STRIKE BY LGT UPON ANOTHER COMPANY LGT IN RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC RAMP DEP PROC.
Narrative: WHILE WAITING FOR ATC (GND CTL) CLRNC TO TAXI FOR TKOF, THE LCL RAMP CTLR REQUESTED WE REPOS THE ACFT ON THE RAMP TO PERMIT OTHER ACFT TO ENTER THE RAMP TO THEIR GATES. THE CAPT TAXIED THE ACFT FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAMP AND WHILE TURNING THE ACFT IN 180 DEG TURN, THE TAIL EMPENNAGE OF OUR ACFT IMPACTED THE TAIL SECTION OF ANOTHER PARKED ACFT. WE WERE ADVISED BY RAMP CTLR THAT WE MAY HAVE IMPACTED WITH A PARKED ACFT AND WE STOPPED ACFT, SHUT DOWN ENGS, AND WERE TOWED BACK TO A 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.