Taxiing medium large transport gives way to air carrier on pushback. Wingtip hits fence.

Attributes
ACN	260672
Time
Date	199401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
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	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	260672
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pulled over to side of uncontrolled ramp to allow another air carrier to push back from gate. Left wingtip hit top of wire security fence, damaging wingtip (but not the fence)! The fence was in an unlit area, and had no lights or reflectors on it -- worse, it was painted black. Human factor: need to be hypervigilant for unknown and poorly marked obstacles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING MLG GIVES WAY TO ACR ON PUSHBACK. WINGTIP HITS FENCE.

Narrative: PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF UNCTLED RAMP TO ALLOW ANOTHER ACR TO PUSH BACK FROM GATE. L WINGTIP HIT TOP OF WIRE SECURITY FENCE, DAMAGING WINGTIP (BUT NOT THE FENCE)! THE FENCE WAS IN AN UNLIT AREA, AND HAD NO LIGHTS OR REFLECTORS ON IT -- WORSE, IT WAS PAINTED BLACK. HUMAN FACTOR: NEED TO BE HYPERVIGILANT FOR UNKNOWN AND POORLY MARKED OBSTACLES.

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.