Narrative:

Taxi, takeoff and climb all normal. Noticed nothing unusual. Approximately 20-25 mins after takeoff, flight attendant entered cockpit and said that a passenger said we hit a plane on the ground. Second copilot talked to passenger and told him while anything was possible, it was unlikely that we hit a plane without knowing it and all, but impossible the other plane was unaware also. From the time of possible contact, we taxied and held for takeoff about 20 mins and heard nothing from ATC or anyone. Approximately 35-45 mins after takeoff, our dispatch called and said we were accused of hitting aircraft on ground. We told of passenger story and got conference call with dispatch. We rechked all aircraft system, fuel, hydraulic, flight controls, trim -- everything normal. I had hand flown aircraft for takeoff and climb. No abnormal indications. With the facts that the possible aircraft contact was not reported to company until almost an hour after, and at this time damage reported was a broken rotating beacon, and the fact our aircraft was having no problems, we all decided it was prudent to continue to our destination. Upon arrival, aircraft was inspected and there was no damage found nor was there any indication that the wing had made contact with anything. Investigation continues. Conflicts to collision: our wingtip would clear other aircraft tail by 2-4 ft. Broken glass found in area by damaged aircraft not from our aircraft. Length of time reporting incident. No word from ATC. Possibly it was us. Don't know for sure. Don't think so.

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Title: PAX RPTED TO CREW THAT THEY HAD HIT ANOTHER ACFT DURING TAXI. DISPATCH CALLED WHEN AIRBORNE WITH SAME INFO. NO DAMAGE FOUND AT DEST.

Narrative: TAXI, TKOF AND CLB ALL NORMAL. NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL. APPROX 20-25 MINS AFTER TKOF, FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED COCKPIT AND SAID THAT A PAX SAID WE HIT A PLANE ON THE GND. SECOND COPLT TALKED TO PAX AND TOLD HIM WHILE ANYTHING WAS POSSIBLE, IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT WE HIT A PLANE WITHOUT KNOWING IT AND ALL, BUT IMPOSSIBLE THE OTHER PLANE WAS UNAWARE ALSO. FROM THE TIME OF POSSIBLE CONTACT, WE TAXIED AND HELD FOR TKOF ABOUT 20 MINS AND HEARD NOTHING FROM ATC OR ANYONE. APPROX 35-45 MINS AFTER TKOF, OUR DISPATCH CALLED AND SAID WE WERE ACCUSED OF HITTING ACFT ON GND. WE TOLD OF PAX STORY AND GOT CONFERENCE CALL WITH DISPATCH. WE RECHKED ALL ACFT SYS, FUEL, HYD, FLT CTLS, TRIM -- EVERYTHING NORMAL. I HAD HAND FLOWN ACFT FOR TKOF AND CLB. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. WITH THE FACTS THAT THE POSSIBLE ACFT CONTACT WAS NOT RPTED TO COMPANY UNTIL ALMOST AN HR AFTER, AND AT THIS TIME DAMAGE RPTED WAS A BROKEN ROTATING BEACON, AND THE FACT OUR ACFT WAS HAVING NO PROBS, WE ALL DECIDED IT WAS PRUDENT TO CONTINUE TO OUR DEST. UPON ARR, ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE FOUND NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT THE WING HAD MADE CONTACT WITH ANYTHING. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. CONFLICTS TO COLLISION: OUR WINGTIP WOULD CLR OTHER ACFT TAIL BY 2-4 FT. BROKEN GLASS FOUND IN AREA BY DAMAGED ACFT NOT FROM OUR ACFT. LENGTH OF TIME RPTING INCIDENT. NO WORD FROM ATC. POSSIBLY IT WAS US. DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. DON'T THINK SO.

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.