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Under ground marshaller guidance taxiing into ramp area, there were aircraft either side of reporter and both pilots prepared to stop if necessary. The first officer braked, but already the wingtip had contacted adjacent parked aircraft. No wing walkers and ground marshaller was still giving come ahead signal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : yul |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 335468 |
| 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 | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing into the ramp, the ramp person marshalling my aircraft in was directing me between an ATR72 on my left, and a brasilia on my right. I had my first officer on the brakes, as it was a tight squeeze. Sure enough, my first officer stopped the aircraft just as my wingtip contacted the brasilia's wingtip on my right. Even after we hit, the ramper was still giving me the 'come ahead' signal. Air carrier X does not have enough ramp people to provide wingmen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNDER GND MARSHALLER GUIDANCE TAXIING INTO RAMP AREA, THERE WERE ACFT EITHER SIDE OF RPTR AND BOTH PLTS PREPARED TO STOP IF NECESSARY. THE FO BRAKED, BUT ALREADY THE WINGTIP HAD CONTACTED ADJACENT PARKED ACFT. NO WING WALKERS AND GND MARSHALLER WAS STILL GIVING COME AHEAD SIGNAL.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP, THE RAMP PERSON MARSHALLING MY ACFT IN WAS DIRECTING ME BTWN AN ATR72 ON MY L, AND A BRASILIA ON MY R. I HAD MY FO ON THE BRAKES, AS IT WAS A TIGHT SQUEEZE. SURE ENOUGH, MY FO STOPPED THE ACFT JUST AS MY WINGTIP CONTACTED THE BRASILIA'S WINGTIP ON MY R. EVEN AFTER WE HIT, THE RAMPER WAS STILL GIVING ME THE 'COME AHEAD' SIGNAL. ACR X DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH RAMP PEOPLE TO PROVIDE WINGMEN.
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.