A commuter aircraft's wingtip struck another parked aircraft's wingtip during parking. The captain r...

Attributes
ACN	332745
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
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	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	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 : 300 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	332745
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The first officer was taxiing our aircraft onto the ramp after landing. The ramper was directing us in between 2 parked aircraft. We started drifting towards the wingtip of the plane on our left, but the marshaller made no signal to correct this. As our left wingtip neared the wingtip of the other plane, I told the first officer to stop the plane. He did. I was unable to determine how much clearance the wingtip had. I looked at the ramper who had a better angle than I did from the cockpit. He motioned us forward again. I told the first officer to go slow, and be prepared to stop. As we moved forward again, the wingtips became very close and I told the first officer to stop again. He was unable to stop the plane before the wingtips collided. One airplane received minor damage. I feel my blind trust in the marshaller, and my failure to insist on a wingwalker contributed to this mishap. Also I feel the ramper should have had more training in directing planes in close proximity to each other. Also, allowing a relatively new first officer (6 months) to taxi in such close quarters may have added to the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMUTER ACFT'S WINGTIP STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED ACFT'S WINGTIP DURING PARKING. THE CAPT RPTS THAT THE MARSHALLER DID NOT GIVE ANY CORRECTION TO THE FLC PRIOR TO THE WINGTIP COLLISION.

Narrative: THE FO WAS TAXIING OUR ACFT ONTO THE RAMP AFTER LNDG. THE RAMPER WAS DIRECTING US IN BTWN 2 PARKED ACFT. WE STARTED DRIFTING TOWARDS THE WINGTIP OF THE PLANE ON OUR L, BUT THE MARSHALLER MADE NO SIGNAL TO CORRECT THIS. AS OUR L WINGTIP NEARED THE WINGTIP OF THE OTHER PLANE, I TOLD THE FO TO STOP THE PLANE. HE DID. I WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH CLRNC THE WINGTIP HAD. I LOOKED AT THE RAMPER WHO HAD A BETTER ANGLE THAN I DID FROM THE COCKPIT. HE MOTIONED US FORWARD AGAIN. I TOLD THE FO TO GO SLOW, AND BE PREPARED TO STOP. AS WE MOVED FORWARD AGAIN, THE WINGTIPS BECAME VERY CLOSE AND I TOLD THE FO TO STOP AGAIN. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PLANE BEFORE THE WINGTIPS COLLIDED. ONE AIRPLANE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. I FEEL MY BLIND TRUST IN THE MARSHALLER, AND MY FAILURE TO INSIST ON A WINGWALKER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISHAP. ALSO I FEEL THE RAMPER SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE TRAINING IN DIRECTING PLANES IN CLOSE PROX TO EACH OTHER. ALSO, ALLOWING A RELATIVELY NEW FO (6 MONTHS) TO TAXI IN SUCH CLOSE QUARTERS MAY HAVE ADDED TO THE SIT.

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.

A commuter aircraft's wingtip struck another parked aircraft's wingtip during parking. The captain reports that the marshaller did not give any correction to the flight crew prior to the wingtip collision.