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Medium large transport given all clear to taxi by his ground personnel and ground crew and flight crew of parked commuter has wingtip contact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 302254 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked 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 : 210 flight time total : 12450 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 302254 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After start and taxi were normal. When cleared by ramp control to taxi to a given spot (45) I lined the aircraft slightly offset because of a commuter aircraft on my left side. The ground crew of the commuter gave me a 'clear' signal and the captain gave me a 'thumbs up.' it looked close to me so I opened the cockpit sliding window to verify the clearance. When I looked I abruptly applied the brakes and my leading edge taxi landing light (wingtip) contacted the commuter aircraft. Maintenance inspected my aircraft and found no damage. The problem arose because the commuter was parked in the wrong spot relative to his assignment and taxiing on the yellow centerline. Does not guarantee clearance if a piece of equipment is improperly parked. Contributing was that the flight crew and ground crew were giving me the 'adequate' clearance signal. Thus, despite wingtip walkers, if it looks too close, it probably is. Contributing was my reliance upon ground personnel who were not completely familiar with my aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG GIVEN ALL CLR TO TAXI BY HIS GND PERSONNEL AND GND CREW AND FLC OF PARKED COMMUTER HAS WINGTIP CONTACT.
Narrative: AFTER START AND TAXI WERE NORMAL. WHEN CLRED BY RAMP CTL TO TAXI TO A GIVEN SPOT (45) I LINED THE ACFT SLIGHTLY OFFSET BECAUSE OF A COMMUTER ACFT ON MY L SIDE. THE GND CREW OF THE COMMUTER GAVE ME A 'CLR' SIGNAL AND THE CAPT GAVE ME A 'THUMBS UP.' IT LOOKED CLOSE TO ME SO I OPENED THE COCKPIT SLIDING WINDOW TO VERIFY THE CLRNC. WHEN I LOOKED I ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MY LEADING EDGE TAXI LNDG LIGHT (WINGTIP) CONTACTED THE COMMUTER ACFT. MAINT INSPECTED MY ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE COMMUTER WAS PARKED IN THE WRONG SPOT RELATIVE TO HIS ASSIGNMENT AND TAXIING ON THE YELLOW CTRLINE. DOES NOT GUARANTEE CLRNC IF A PIECE OF EQUIP IS IMPROPERLY PARKED. CONTRIBUTING WAS THAT THE FLC AND GND CREW WERE GIVING ME THE 'ADEQUATE' CLRNC SIGNAL. THUS, DESPITE WINGTIP WALKERS, IF IT LOOKS TOO CLOSE, IT PROBABLY IS. CONTRIBUTING WAS MY RELIANCE UPON GND PERSONNEL WHO WERE NOT COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH MY 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.