B737 taxiing hits C401.

Attributes
ACN	312413
Time
Date	199507
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal
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	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 401
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 14000
ASRS Report	312413
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 : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

No injuries. No damage to B737. The C401 had tail and right wing tank damage. Regional approach control cleared us for a visual to runway 13R and added that the runway would be closed as soon as we landed. Approach then cleared us to tower and asked us to keep our speed up for following traffic. We checked in with love tower 7 mi from the field. Love tower asked us to switch to runway 13L and cleared us to land on runway 13L. The approach, landing, and rollout were normal. We turned off runway 13L at taxiway B1, a reverse highspd taxiway. We followed normal procedures. Love tower instructed us to contact ground. Love ground instructed us to taxi to the gate. We read back the instruction and then turned right on taxiway M and proceeded northwest. Prior to the B3 intersection, a slight left turn followed by a slight right turn had to be accomplished to continue northwest for the trip around the terminal to the airline gates. Just after I made the left turn, I felt a 'push' on the airplane. I thought I had taxied through jetwash, but I had seen no taxiing aircraft. Seconds later I heard a radio transmission to the effect that 'the 737 hit us.' considering the runway change and knowing that our flight was the first to land on runway 13L, I felt this communication referred to us. I stopped within 40-50 ft as I had been taxiing slowly. As I stopped, I saw 2 ground support men running out to our aircraft. They held up an into-plane headset. I directed them to plug in to our ground communications system. On initial contact, I asked them what happened and to check the aircraft for damage and leaking fluids so that I could make a determination whether or not it was safe to continue to taxi. They reported no leaking fluids and no problems whatsoever. My check of the engine instruments indicated that all system were normal. I thanked them and cleared them off. I then called our dispatcher and filed a brief report and told them that we were ok to taxi to the gate. By now, the emergency equipment was on the scene. We asked love ground for a new taxi clearance. We also asked them to inform the fire chief that we were ok, but would welcome them following us to the gate. Parking and shutdown were normal. There were no passenger or crew injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 TAXIING HITS C401.

Narrative: NO INJURIES. NO DAMAGE TO B737. THE C401 HAD TAIL AND R WING TANK DAMAGE. REGIONAL APCH CTL CLRED US FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 13R AND ADDED THAT THE RWY WOULD BE CLOSED AS SOON AS WE LANDED. APCH THEN CLRED US TO TWR AND ASKED US TO KEEP OUR SPD UP FOR FOLLOWING TFC. WE CHKED IN WITH LOVE TWR 7 MI FROM THE FIELD. LOVE TWR ASKED US TO SWITCH TO RWY 13L AND CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 13L. THE APCH, LNDG, AND ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL. WE TURNED OFF RWY 13L AT TXWY B1, A REVERSE HIGHSPD TXWY. WE FOLLOWED NORMAL PROCS. LOVE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT GND. LOVE GND INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI TO THE GATE. WE READ BACK THE INSTRUCTION AND THEN TURNED R ON TXWY M AND PROCEEDED NW. PRIOR TO THE B3 INTXN, A SLIGHT L TURN FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT R TURN HAD TO BE ACCOMPLISHED TO CONTINUE NW FOR THE TRIP AROUND THE TERMINAL TO THE AIRLINE GATES. JUST AFTER I MADE THE L TURN, I FELT A 'PUSH' ON THE AIRPLANE. I THOUGHT I HAD TAXIED THROUGH JETWASH, BUT I HAD SEEN NO TAXIING ACFT. SECONDS LATER I HEARD A RADIO XMISSION TO THE EFFECT THAT 'THE 737 HIT US.' CONSIDERING THE RWY CHANGE AND KNOWING THAT OUR FLT WAS THE FIRST TO LAND ON RWY 13L, I FELT THIS COM REFERRED TO US. I STOPPED WITHIN 40-50 FT AS I HAD BEEN TAXIING SLOWLY. AS I STOPPED, I SAW 2 GND SUPPORT MEN RUNNING OUT TO OUR ACFT. THEY HELD UP AN INTO-PLANE HEADSET. I DIRECTED THEM TO PLUG IN TO OUR GND COMS SYS. ON INITIAL CONTACT, I ASKED THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND TO CHK THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE AND LEAKING FLUIDS SO THAT I COULD MAKE A DETERMINATION WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO TAXI. THEY RPTED NO LEAKING FLUIDS AND NO PROBS WHATSOEVER. MY CHK OF THE ENG INSTS INDICATED THAT ALL SYS WERE NORMAL. I THANKED THEM AND CLRED THEM OFF. I THEN CALLED OUR DISPATCHER AND FILED A BRIEF RPT AND TOLD THEM THAT WE WERE OK TO TAXI TO THE GATE. BY NOW, THE EMER EQUIP WAS ON THE SCENE. WE ASKED LOVE GND FOR A NEW TAXI CLRNC. WE ALSO ASKED THEM TO INFORM THE FIRE CHIEF THAT WE WERE OK, BUT WOULD WELCOME THEM FOLLOWING US TO THE GATE. PARKING AND SHUTDOWN WERE NORMAL. THERE WERE NO PAX OR CREW INJURIES.

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.