Atx PIC taxies between 2 aircraft on the ramp at teb airport to park. He unknowingly hits his left h...

Attributes
ACN	367976
Time
Date	199704
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 5700
ASRS Report	367976
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I fly a lear 35 for a company, part 135 freight. On apr/sun/97, at approximately XA48, I taxied into xyz FBO at teb. A gulfstream with 2 people standing at that aircraft entrance and a lear were both parked on the line facing me in my 12 O'clock position. There was enough space between for me to park my lear. I taxied straight ahead between the 2 aircraft clearing wings on both sides. After I had passed both aircraft, I did a 180 degree turn in order to position my aircraft on the park line. I did not hear or feel anything abnormal. My freight was unloaded and reloaded and I started to depart. I believe that the gulfstream was gone when I started the engines. I know that the lear on my left was gone. While still on the ramp and after the engines were started, I was going through the checklist procedures. On checking for freedom of control movement, I found the elevator would move forward, but only rearward to neutral. I shut down the engines and the copilot went outside to the tail to examine the control movement while I operated the elevator. He could see an abnormal spot on the very tip of the left horizontal stabilizer. A mechanic was called and arrived about an hour later. He said 'something has hit the stabilizer.' while he repaired the damage, I checked the hangar near where I did the 180 degree turn and I did not see any damage. It did not occur to me that it could have been the departed gulfstream that was hit, since there were 2 people standing at the entrance of the gulfstream and observing my taxiing. I wondered if I had hit a bird on final or possibly FOD damage on the rollout. After the damage was repaired, I departed the xyz FBO ramp at XB40. The pilots of the other lear had apparently seen our tail scrape the winglet of the G4. Thinking we knew, they left without telling us. This situation could have been avoided in 2 ways. 1) by not parking in such limited space. 2) by calling the FBO for taxi marshalling.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PIC TAXIES BTWN 2 ACFT ON THE RAMP AT TEB ARPT TO PARK. HE UNKNOWINGLY HITS HIS L HORIZ STABILIZER ON A GRUMMAN IV WINGLET. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT 2 GND OBSERVERS, BOTH PLTS, SEE THE EVENT BUT DO NOT RPT IT. DAMAGE FOUND DURING DEP ATTEMPT.

Narrative: I FLY A LEAR 35 FOR A COMPANY, PART 135 FREIGHT. ON APR/SUN/97, AT APPROX XA48, I TAXIED INTO XYZ FBO AT TEB. A GULFSTREAM WITH 2 PEOPLE STANDING AT THAT ACFT ENTRANCE AND A LEAR WERE BOTH PARKED ON THE LINE FACING ME IN MY 12 O'CLOCK POS. THERE WAS ENOUGH SPACE BTWN FOR ME TO PARK MY LEAR. I TAXIED STRAIGHT AHEAD BTWN THE 2 ACFT CLRING WINGS ON BOTH SIDES. AFTER I HAD PASSED BOTH ACFT, I DID A 180 DEG TURN IN ORDER TO POS MY ACFT ON THE PARK LINE. I DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING ABNORMAL. MY FREIGHT WAS UNLOADED AND RELOADED AND I STARTED TO DEPART. I BELIEVE THAT THE GULFSTREAM WAS GONE WHEN I STARTED THE ENGS. I KNOW THAT THE LEAR ON MY L WAS GONE. WHILE STILL ON THE RAMP AND AFTER THE ENGS WERE STARTED, I WAS GOING THROUGH THE CHKLIST PROCS. ON CHKING FOR FREEDOM OF CTL MOVEMENT, I FOUND THE ELEVATOR WOULD MOVE FORWARD, BUT ONLY REARWARD TO NEUTRAL. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND THE COPLT WENT OUTSIDE TO THE TAIL TO EXAMINE THE CTL MOVEMENT WHILE I OPERATED THE ELEVATOR. HE COULD SEE AN ABNORMAL SPOT ON THE VERY TIP OF THE L HORIZ STABILIZER. A MECH WAS CALLED AND ARRIVED ABOUT AN HR LATER. HE SAID 'SOMETHING HAS HIT THE STABILIZER.' WHILE HE REPAIRED THE DAMAGE, I CHKED THE HANGAR NEAR WHERE I DID THE 180 DEG TURN AND I DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE. IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE DEPARTED GULFSTREAM THAT WAS HIT, SINCE THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE STANDING AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE GULFSTREAM AND OBSERVING MY TAXIING. I WONDERED IF I HAD HIT A BIRD ON FINAL OR POSSIBLY FOD DAMAGE ON THE ROLLOUT. AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, I DEPARTED THE XYZ FBO RAMP AT XB40. THE PLTS OF THE OTHER LEAR HAD APPARENTLY SEEN OUR TAIL SCRAPE THE WINGLET OF THE G4. THINKING WE KNEW, THEY LEFT WITHOUT TELLING US. THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IN 2 WAYS. 1) BY NOT PARKING IN SUCH LIMITED SPACE. 2) BY CALLING THE FBO FOR TAXI MARSHALLING.

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.

Atx PIC taxies between 2 aircraft on the ramp at teb airport to park. He unknowingly hits his left horizontal stabilizer on a grumman iv winglet. It was assumed that 2 ground observers, both pilots, see the event but do not report it. Damage found during departure attempt.