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A B767-200 being guided on to gate with engine power had the left wingtip strike a parked B767-200 on an adjacent gate. Incurred wingtip damage to both airplanes. Airplane was guided into gate using the wrong line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| 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 | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 24500 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 359285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1080 |
| ASRS Report | 359582 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was brought to a stop outside of parking area awaiting arrival of parking personnel to direct aircraft to jetway parking. Another B767 was parked on jetway to the immediate left. We were directed forward by parking personnel. Being unable to observe wingtips from the B767 cockpit, full attention is given to forward director. The left wingtip contacted right wingtip of adjacent B767. Engines were shut down after we were directed to stop. Maintenance disengaged aircraft and we were then towed to the gate. Unknown to us, there was another lead-in line to the right, to be used in this situation, that was obstructed by ground equipment. Parking personnel seemed to be rushed, wrong lead-in line was open and jetway was raised and positioned for us on the wrong lead-in line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-200 BEING GUIDED ON TO GATE WITH ENG PWR HAD THE L WINGTIP STRIKE A PARKED B767-200 ON AN ADJACENT GATE. INCURRED WINGTIP DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRPLANES. AIRPLANE WAS GUIDED INTO GATE USING THE WRONG LINE.
Narrative: ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP OUTSIDE OF PARKING AREA AWAITING ARR OF PARKING PERSONNEL TO DIRECT ACFT TO JETWAY PARKING. ANOTHER B767 WAS PARKED ON JETWAY TO THE IMMEDIATE L. WE WERE DIRECTED FORWARD BY PARKING PERSONNEL. BEING UNABLE TO OBSERVE WINGTIPS FROM THE B767 COCKPIT, FULL ATTN IS GIVEN TO FORWARD DIRECTOR. THE L WINGTIP CONTACTED R WINGTIP OF ADJACENT B767. ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN AFTER WE WERE DIRECTED TO STOP. MAINT DISENGAGED ACFT AND WE WERE THEN TOWED TO THE GATE. UNKNOWN TO US, THERE WAS ANOTHER LEAD-IN LINE TO THE R, TO BE USED IN THIS SIT, THAT WAS OBSTRUCTED BY GND EQUIP. PARKING PERSONNEL SEEMED TO BE RUSHED, WRONG LEAD-IN LINE WAS OPEN AND JETWAY WAS RAISED AND POSITIONED FOR US ON THE WRONG LEAD-IN LINE.
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.