Taxiing air carrier aircraft Y hit parked air carrier aircraft X.

Attributes
ACN	305288
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
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	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	305288
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on taxiway D adjacent to the runway 4L pad, our aircraft was struck by an aircraft. Our aircraft was struck on the right horizontal stabilizer by the left wingtip of the aircraft. Our aircraft's confign was: on taxiway centerline, parking brake set, #1 engine running only (due to ATC delays), APU running. After impact, I immediately shut down #1 engine and advised tower of our situation. I asked them to inspect my tail section, being concerned about my APU. Upon report from the tower, I informed the cabin (passenger and flight attendants) to remain seated and we would be going back to the gate. Emergency vehicles were immediately dispatched and company and maintenance were notified. I arranged for a tow back to the terminal and kept in contact with company operations concerning our passenger flight itinerary. Upon arrival, all appropriate parties were contacted. This collision could have been avoided by the crew being vigilant during all facets of aircraft operation and never having a question about 'do I have enough room?'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING ACR ACFT Y HIT PARKED ACR ACFT X.

Narrative: WHILE ON TXWY D ADJACENT TO THE RWY 4L PAD, OUR ACFT WAS STRUCK BY AN ACFT. OUR ACFT WAS STRUCK ON THE R HORIZ STABILIZER BY THE L WINGTIP OF THE ACFT. OUR ACFT'S CONFIGN WAS: ON TXWY CTRLINE, PARKING BRAKE SET, #1 ENG RUNNING ONLY (DUE TO ATC DELAYS), APU RUNNING. AFTER IMPACT, I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN #1 ENG AND ADVISED TWR OF OUR SIT. I ASKED THEM TO INSPECT MY TAIL SECTION, BEING CONCERNED ABOUT MY APU. UPON RPT FROM THE TWR, I INFORMED THE CABIN (PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS) TO REMAIN SEATED AND WE WOULD BE GOING BACK TO THE GATE. EMER VEHICLES WERE IMMEDIATELY DISPATCHED AND COMPANY AND MAINT WERE NOTIFIED. I ARRANGED FOR A TOW BACK TO THE TERMINAL AND KEPT IN CONTACT WITH COMPANY OPS CONCERNING OUR PAX FLT ITINERARY. UPON ARR, ALL APPROPRIATE PARTIES WERE CONTACTED. THIS COLLISION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY THE CREW BEING VIGILANT DURING ALL FACETS OF ACFT OP AND NEVER HAVING A QUESTION ABOUT 'DO I HAVE ENOUGH ROOM?'

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.