Narrative:

I heard what sounded like a small airplane running up for approximately 2 seconds. Soon thereafter, we heard someone on ground control frequency state that they had been 'hit by the B737.' captain immediately stopped the aircraft. Our taxi speed had been slow from the time we left the runway. 2 ground personnel approached with a ground communication headset. Captain spoke to them about the external condition of our aircraft. They looked over the entire aircraft and gave us a 'thumbs up.' captain contacted dispatch to advise what happened. I contacted ground control to request clearance to the gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was taxiing on the yellow line. His aircraft was hit by a light twin aircraft from the left rear. The reporter never saw the aircraft before the incident. The small transport suffered 'substantial damage to its tail and right wing.' the reporter continued to his gate after a quick inspection. There was an immediate hearing with the FAA in attendance as well as air carrier supervisor personnel. The reporter never talked to the pilot of the small transport. The reporter received an 'loi' then a letter from his air carrier's poi exonerating him and his captain from any responsibility. There was also an NTSB hearing. The reporter's aircraft was OTS about 4 hours, just long enough for ground personnel to inspect it thoroughly. The reporter apologized for not being able to explain why this happened, but he does not know.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TAXIING SMT.

Narrative: I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SMALL AIRPLANE RUNNING UP FOR APPROX 2 SECONDS. SOON THEREAFTER, WE HEARD SOMEONE ON GND CTL FREQ STATE THAT THEY HAD BEEN 'HIT BY THE B737.' CAPT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT. OUR TAXI SPD HAD BEEN SLOW FROM THE TIME WE LEFT THE RWY. 2 GND PERSONNEL APCHED WITH A GND COM HEADSET. CAPT SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT THE EXTERNAL CONDITION OF OUR ACFT. THEY LOOKED OVER THE ENTIRE ACFT AND GAVE US A 'THUMBS UP.' CAPT CONTACTED DISPATCH TO ADVISE WHAT HAPPENED. I CONTACTED GND CTL TO REQUEST CLRNC TO THE GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS TAXIING ON THE YELLOW LINE. HIS ACFT WAS HIT BY A LIGHT TWIN ACFT FROM THE L REAR. THE RPTR NEVER SAW THE ACFT BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE SMT SUFFERED 'SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS TAIL AND R WING.' THE RPTR CONTINUED TO HIS GATE AFTER A QUICK INSPECTION. THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE HEARING WITH THE FAA IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL AS ACR SUPVR PERSONNEL. THE RPTR NEVER TALKED TO THE PLT OF THE SMT. THE RPTR RECEIVED AN 'LOI' THEN A LETTER FROM HIS ACR'S POI EXONERATING HIM AND HIS CAPT FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE WAS ALSO AN NTSB HEARING. THE RPTR'S ACFT WAS OTS ABOUT 4 HRS, JUST LONG ENOUGH FOR GND PERSONNEL TO INSPECT IT THOROUGHLY. THE RPTR APOLOGIZED FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED, BUT HE DOES NOT KNOW.

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.