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BA32 wing strobe struck the tip of another BA32 while the flight crew was taxiing into company gate area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 307830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| 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 | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 307830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4850 flight time type : 3800 |
| ASRS Report | 307829 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe 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 | other |
Narrative:
On jun/sat/95 at approximately XA50 local we were taxiing inbound to our gate XXX at iad. As we were being marshalled in by the lead ramper. The captain and I determined that we were too close to other aircraft. We stopped the aircraft and requested wing walkers for each wing. As we continued to taxi, the captain once again stopped the aircraft and let the aircraft on the left depart the gate area. Once again we continued our taxi. At this time we had 3 individual wing walkers on the right wing, plus a lead ramper who all continued to give us the go ahead and instructions to continue the taxi movement. At this time the right wingtip strobe struck the tip of another parked aircraft. The primary cause for this incident appears to be inadequate space on the company gates at iad. Non compliance with the 2 ft rule by the rampers, and my decision to rely on 4 or 5 individuals looking at the 2 wingtips to make a reasonable judgement of distance. This could be prevented with better training of ramp personnel and strict compliance with the 2 ft rule. Supplemental information from acn 307829: while taxiing under ramp personnel direction, the wingtip strobe light made contact with another J32 wingtip (structure only). The contributing factors are a parking scheme which allows or attempts to park too many aircraft for a given area and company pressure on ramp personnel and pilots to make do with the given parking situation and maintain flight schedules.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BA32 WING STROBE STRUCK THE TIP OF ANOTHER BA32 WHILE THE FLC WAS TAXIING INTO COMPANY GATE AREA.
Narrative: ON JUN/SAT/95 AT APPROX XA50 LCL WE WERE TAXIING INBOUND TO OUR GATE XXX AT IAD. AS WE WERE BEING MARSHALLED IN BY THE LEAD RAMPER. THE CAPT AND I DETERMINED THAT WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO OTHER ACFT. WE STOPPED THE ACFT AND REQUESTED WING WALKERS FOR EACH WING. AS WE CONTINUED TO TAXI, THE CAPT ONCE AGAIN STOPPED THE ACFT AND LET THE ACFT ON THE L DEPART THE GATE AREA. ONCE AGAIN WE CONTINUED OUR TAXI. AT THIS TIME WE HAD 3 INDIVIDUAL WING WALKERS ON THE R WING, PLUS A LEAD RAMPER WHO ALL CONTINUED TO GIVE US THE GO AHEAD AND INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTINUE THE TAXI MOVEMENT. AT THIS TIME THE R WINGTIP STROBE STRUCK THE TIP OF ANOTHER PARKED ACFT. THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE INADEQUATE SPACE ON THE COMPANY GATES AT IAD. NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2 FT RULE BY THE RAMPERS, AND MY DECISION TO RELY ON 4 OR 5 INDIVIDUALS LOOKING AT THE 2 WINGTIPS TO MAKE A REASONABLE JUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE. THIS COULD BE PREVENTED WITH BETTER TRAINING OF RAMP PERSONNEL AND STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2 FT RULE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 307829: WHILE TAXIING UNDER RAMP PERSONNEL DIRECTION, THE WINGTIP STROBE LIGHT MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER J32 WINGTIP (STRUCTURE ONLY). THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE A PARKING SCHEME WHICH ALLOWS OR ATTEMPTS TO PARK TOO MANY ACFT FOR A GIVEN AREA AND COMPANY PRESSURE ON RAMP PERSONNEL AND PLTS TO MAKE DO WITH THE GIVEN PARKING SIT AND MAINTAIN FLT SCHEDULES.
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.