Giv contacts wingtip of parked BE90 taxiing into parking area at dca.

Attributes
ACN	435454
Time
Date	199904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : spi.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9050 flight time type : 2510
ASRS Report	435454
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	435727
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Taxi in to the ramp was made uneventfully. We had radio contact with operations and held in position on the main route on the yellow taxi line. We informed operations that we could not see their marshaller. After a short delay, a van approached from the gate and indicated for us to follow to remote parking. We began to move forward (on yellow line) and began a turn down to remote parking. The marshaller parked van and motioned us forward with lights. I mentioned to copilot that I would remain to the right of the centerline to insure that we would clear the row of light twins parked on the nosewheel line. I placed the nosewheel approximately 5 ft to right of taxi line. I visually looked to clear the left wingtip intermittently, while observing marshaller. Then marshaller signaled stop 'X' and shutdown. After exiting aircraft, I saw that the left wingtip had grazed the wingtip of an E90 king air in the outermost extremity, ie, plexiglas navigation light cover. Further examination revealed that the king air had been parked 5 ft inside the nosewheel line for parked aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GIV CONTACTS WINGTIP OF PARKED BE90 TAXIING INTO PARKING AREA AT DCA.

Narrative: TAXI IN TO THE RAMP WAS MADE UNEVENTFULLY. WE HAD RADIO CONTACT WITH OPS AND HELD IN POS ON THE MAIN RTE ON THE YELLOW TAXI LINE. WE INFORMED OPS THAT WE COULD NOT SEE THEIR MARSHALLER. AFTER A SHORT DELAY, A VAN APCHED FROM THE GATE AND INDICATED FOR US TO FOLLOW TO REMOTE PARKING. WE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD (ON YELLOW LINE) AND BEGAN A TURN DOWN TO REMOTE PARKING. THE MARSHALLER PARKED VAN AND MOTIONED US FORWARD WITH LIGHTS. I MENTIONED TO COPLT THAT I WOULD REMAIN TO THE R OF THE CTRLINE TO INSURE THAT WE WOULD CLR THE ROW OF LIGHT TWINS PARKED ON THE NOSEWHEEL LINE. I PLACED THE NOSEWHEEL APPROX 5 FT TO R OF TAXI LINE. I VISUALLY LOOKED TO CLR THE L WINGTIP INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE OBSERVING MARSHALLER. THEN MARSHALLER SIGNALED STOP 'X' AND SHUTDOWN. AFTER EXITING ACFT, I SAW THAT THE L WINGTIP HAD GRAZED THE WINGTIP OF AN E90 KING AIR IN THE OUTERMOST EXTREMITY, IE, PLEXIGLAS NAV LIGHT COVER. FURTHER EXAM REVEALED THAT THE KING AIR HAD BEEN PARKED 5 FT INSIDE THE NOSEWHEEL LINE FOR PARKED ACFT.

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.