Narrative:

While taxiing out of parking space, our ramp agent guided us into a wingtip collision with the wingtip of a parked aircraft. From my cockpit vantage point, it was impossible to determine whether clearance was adequate. The ramp agents must provide proper guidance while we operate in the cramped area of our company's ramp. Proper guidance was not given in this incident. In addition, the parking 'T's' should be spaced further apart. My aircraft was parked in xy. Aircraft boarding, preflight, before engine start check, and engine start check proceeded normally. After completing the after engine start check, we flashed the taxi light (indicating we were ready to taxi) and the ramp agent began to marshall us out. As he indicated a right turn was called for, I proceeded to turn sharply right. He suddenly gave me the 'X' sign and I firmly applied maximum braking. I felt a bump as we stopped and we observed that an impact had occurred with the aircraft parked in xx. The engines were secured and the passenger were evacuate/evacuationed. Damage was evident and maintenance and dispatch were notified. Conditions during the irregularity were gusty winds and light rain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A BEECH 1900, BE02, STRUCK THE WINGTIP OF ANOTHER COMPANY BE02 PARKED AT THE ADJOINING GATE, WHEN THE MARSHALL FAILED TO OBSERVE THAT A COLLISION WAS GOING TO OCCUR. BOTH ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THEIR STRUCK WINGTIPS.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, OUR RAMP AGENT GUIDED US INTO A WINGTIP COLLISION WITH THE WINGTIP OF A PARKED ACFT. FROM MY COCKPIT VANTAGE POINT, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER CLRNC WAS ADEQUATE. THE RAMP AGENTS MUST PROVIDE PROPER GUIDANCE WHILE WE OPERATE IN THE CRAMPED AREA OF OUR COMPANY'S RAMP. PROPER GUIDANCE WAS NOT GIVEN IN THIS INCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THE PARKING 'T'S' SHOULD BE SPACED FURTHER APART. MY ACFT WAS PARKED IN XY. ACFT BOARDING, PREFLT, BEFORE ENG START CHK, AND ENG START CHK PROCEEDED NORMALLY. AFTER COMPLETING THE AFTER ENG START CHK, WE FLASHED THE TAXI LIGHT (INDICATING WE WERE READY TO TAXI) AND THE RAMP AGENT BEGAN TO MARSHALL US OUT. AS HE INDICATED A R TURN WAS CALLED FOR, I PROCEEDED TO TURN SHARPLY R. HE SUDDENLY GAVE ME THE 'X' SIGN AND I FIRMLY APPLIED MAX BRAKING. I FELT A BUMP AS WE STOPPED AND WE OBSERVED THAT AN IMPACT HAD OCCURRED WITH THE ACFT PARKED IN XX. THE ENGS WERE SECURED AND THE PAX WERE EVACED. DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT AND MAINT AND DISPATCH WERE NOTIFIED. CONDITIONS DURING THE IRREGULARITY WERE GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT RAIN.

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.