Narrative:

We established visual contact with an FBO marshall who was 1 of 3 women standing together. She directed us to taxi between 2 aircraft (a B757 on the left, and a westwind on the right). The captain and I both commented that it looked like an awfully tight fit. As we continued forward, we stopped prior to passing by the aircraft on both sides of us because again, it looked tight. The captain asked if the right wing was clear, and commented that the left wing would be ok. I looked at the marshall, she gave me a 'thumbs up' and motioned her raised arms in a forward motion. As we moved forward, I looked at the left side, and as I looked back to the right, I saw the winglet of our right wing start to go under the horizontal stabilizer of the westwind. I called for the captain to stop immediately, and when he hit the brakes, the aircraft slid another 6-8 inches on the ice and snow covered ramp. We left the aircraft in place, and it was later backed away from the westwind with a tug, after the westwind was jacked up using hydraulic lifts. One of the primary factors leading to this situation was our trust in the marshall's instructions to continue forward, believing we were clear of the other aircraft. Another factor was the snow and ice covered ramp, which caused the aircraft to slide after braking action was applied. A third and important factor was the decision of the captain and myself to continue taxiing into a situation we were not comfortable with. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the damage was limited to a crease in the beech 350 right horizontal stabilizer tip and no damage to the westwind or the B757. The reporter said the beech tip was replaced that day and returned to service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 350 BEING GUIDED INTO A PARKING AREA BTWN A B757 AND A WESTWIND. THE BEECH 350 STRUCK THE WESTWIND INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE R HORIZ STABILIZER TIP.

Narrative: WE ESTABLISHED VISUAL CONTACT WITH AN FBO MARSHALL WHO WAS 1 OF 3 WOMEN STANDING TOGETHER. SHE DIRECTED US TO TAXI BTWN 2 ACFT (A B757 ON THE L, AND A WESTWIND ON THE R). THE CAPT AND I BOTH COMMENTED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE AN AWFULLY TIGHT FIT. AS WE CONTINUED FORWARD, WE STOPPED PRIOR TO PASSING BY THE ACFT ON BOTH SIDES OF US BECAUSE AGAIN, IT LOOKED TIGHT. THE CAPT ASKED IF THE R WING WAS CLR, AND COMMENTED THAT THE L WING WOULD BE OK. I LOOKED AT THE MARSHALL, SHE GAVE ME A 'THUMBS UP' AND MOTIONED HER RAISED ARMS IN A FORWARD MOTION. AS WE MOVED FORWARD, I LOOKED AT THE L SIDE, AND AS I LOOKED BACK TO THE R, I SAW THE WINGLET OF OUR R WING START TO GO UNDER THE HORIZ STABILIZER OF THE WESTWIND. I CALLED FOR THE CAPT TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, AND WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES, THE ACFT SLID ANOTHER 6-8 INCHES ON THE ICE AND SNOW COVERED RAMP. WE LEFT THE ACFT IN PLACE, AND IT WAS LATER BACKED AWAY FROM THE WESTWIND WITH A TUG, AFTER THE WESTWIND WAS JACKED UP USING HYD LIFTS. ONE OF THE PRIMARY FACTORS LEADING TO THIS SIT WAS OUR TRUST IN THE MARSHALL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTINUE FORWARD, BELIEVING WE WERE CLR OF THE OTHER ACFT. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED RAMP, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO SLIDE AFTER BRAKING ACTION WAS APPLIED. A THIRD AND IMPORTANT FACTOR WAS THE DECISION OF THE CAPT AND MYSELF TO CONTINUE TAXIING INTO A SIT WE WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A CREASE IN THE BEECH 350 R HORIZ STABILIZER TIP AND NO DAMAGE TO THE WESTWIND OR THE B757. THE RPTR SAID THE BEECH TIP WAS REPLACED THAT DAY AND RETURNED TO SVC.

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.