Flight crew of an light transport taxied into a hangar with the right wingtip resulting in damage to...

Attributes
ACN	334545
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : maf
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dwh
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	334545
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was asked to fill in for a pilot in midland, tx, who was going on vacation. After I arrived I was informed that the aircraft was to be parked in a different place than normal when I returned from the third flight. I was assured the aircraft had been parked there before and my first officer said he had done it with the regular captain and knew the procedure. The new parking location was in a very tight area that required a 180 degree turn to face the aircraft outbound with a hangar on one side and a gpu on the other. As we taxied in, I requested that the first officer keep a very sharp watch on his side. The first officer said I had 15 ft clearance with the hangar. I taxied forward very slowly and was about to begin the 180 degree turn when I felt a slight jolt. I stopped the aircraft right away and I asked the first officer what that was and he said we had struck the hangar. I initiated engine shutdown, exited the aircraft and went to the right wingtip to observe that in fact we had struck the hangar, put a slight dent in it and knocked off a navigation light and cracked the fiberglass wingtip. I queried the first officer as to what happened and he said he was distracted, but wasn't able to say by what. Things I would have done to prevent this were to shut down an engine and sent out the first officer to act as a ground guide. I also could have looked at the area beforehand on foot and established a safe taxi route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT TAXIED INTO A HANGAR WITH THE R WINGTIP RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP FAIRING AND THE NAV LIGHT DURING TAXI TO PARKING.

Narrative: I WAS ASKED TO FILL IN FOR A PLT IN MIDLAND, TX, WHO WAS GOING ON VACATION. AFTER I ARRIVED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACFT WAS TO BE PARKED IN A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN NORMAL WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE THIRD FLT. I WAS ASSURED THE ACFT HAD BEEN PARKED THERE BEFORE AND MY FO SAID HE HAD DONE IT WITH THE REGULAR CAPT AND KNEW THE PROC. THE NEW PARKING LOCATION WAS IN A VERY TIGHT AREA THAT REQUIRED A 180 DEG TURN TO FACE THE ACFT OUTBOUND WITH A HANGAR ON ONE SIDE AND A GPU ON THE OTHER. AS WE TAXIED IN, I REQUESTED THAT THE FO KEEP A VERY SHARP WATCH ON HIS SIDE. THE FO SAID I HAD 15 FT CLRNC WITH THE HANGAR. I TAXIED FORWARD VERY SLOWLY AND WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN THE 180 DEG TURN WHEN I FELT A SLIGHT JOLT. I STOPPED THE ACFT RIGHT AWAY AND I ASKED THE FO WHAT THAT WAS AND HE SAID WE HAD STRUCK THE HANGAR. I INITIATED ENG SHUTDOWN, EXITED THE ACFT AND WENT TO THE R WINGTIP TO OBSERVE THAT IN FACT WE HAD STRUCK THE HANGAR, PUT A SLIGHT DENT IN IT AND KNOCKED OFF A NAV LIGHT AND CRACKED THE FIBERGLASS WINGTIP. I QUERIED THE FO AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED, BUT WASN'T ABLE TO SAY BY WHAT. THINGS I WOULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS WERE TO SHUT DOWN AN ENG AND SENT OUT THE FO TO ACT AS A GND GUIDE. I ALSO COULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE AREA BEFOREHAND ON FOOT AND ESTABLISHED A SAFE TAXI RTE.

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.

Flight crew of an light transport taxied into a hangar with the right wingtip resulting in damage to the wingtip fairing and the navigation light during taxi to parking.