Crew found wing damage on postflt inspection.

Attributes
ACN	443968
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bpt.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bpt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	443968
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My first officer completed a thorough walkaround at dfw, and reported no damage to aircraft. Completed flight to bpt normally. During postflt inspection at bpt, first officer found a 2 ft gash in the right wingtip fairing. I called flight control and made an entry in the aircraft flight discrepancy log per our standard practice. A contract mechanic came out, inspected the damage, and signed the aircraft off safe for ferry flight to txk (our maintenance base). We ferried the aircraft to txk. At txk, flight control called and told us that they thought we had struck another aircraft's wingtip at dfw while taxiing out. Neither the first officer nor I saw, felt, or heard anything that would have told us that at the time. We were under a marshaller's direction until we left the ramp area. No one at dfw indicated to us that we had struck anything at the time. The ramp at dfw is tight, which is why we utilize marshallers and wing walkers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW FOUND WING DAMAGE ON POSTFLT INSPECTION.

Narrative: MY FO COMPLETED A THOROUGH WALKAROUND AT DFW, AND RPTED NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. COMPLETED FLT TO BPT NORMALLY. DURING POSTFLT INSPECTION AT BPT, FO FOUND A 2 FT GASH IN THE R WINGTIP FAIRING. I CALLED FLT CTL AND MADE AN ENTRY IN THE ACFT FLT DISCREPANCY LOG PER OUR STANDARD PRACTICE. A CONTRACT MECH CAME OUT, INSPECTED THE DAMAGE, AND SIGNED THE ACFT OFF SAFE FOR FERRY FLT TO TXK (OUR MAINT BASE). WE FERRIED THE ACFT TO TXK. AT TXK, FLT CTL CALLED AND TOLD US THAT THEY THOUGHT WE HAD STRUCK ANOTHER ACFT'S WINGTIP AT DFW WHILE TAXIING OUT. NEITHER THE FO NOR I SAW, FELT, OR HEARD ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE TOLD US THAT AT THE TIME. WE WERE UNDER A MARSHALLER'S DIRECTION UNTIL WE LEFT THE RAMP AREA. NO ONE AT DFW INDICATED TO US THAT WE HAD STRUCK ANYTHING AT THE TIME. THE RAMP AT DFW IS TIGHT, WHICH IS WHY WE UTILIZE MARSHALLERS AND WING WALKERS.

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.