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During pushback via tug, an A319 aircraft's wingtip strikes a parked A320 tail. That aircraft was at the gate, unlighted, at phl, positive control area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563662 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 563662 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : vd 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Established communications with pushback crew. Received pushback clearance from ramp control, and instructed to push back deep in alley to avoid aircraft pushing at top of alley. Advised ground crew of instructions, released parking brake. Pushback commenced normally. As aircraft moved back and began turning left, wingtip struck tail (APU shroud) of aircraft parked on opposite concourse. Other aircraft was unlighted, though ramp was lighted. Returned to gate. At no time was either engine started. Conditions were dark (night) and dry. There were no known injuries to passenger or carrier personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING PUSHBACK VIA TUG, AN A319 ACFT'S WINGTIP STRIKES A PARKED A320 TAIL. THAT ACFT WAS AT THE GATE, UNLIGHTED, AT PHL, PCA.
Narrative: ESTABLISHED COMS WITH PUSHBACK CREW. RECEIVED PUSHBACK CLRNC FROM RAMP CTL, AND INSTRUCTED TO PUSH BACK DEEP IN ALLEY TO AVOID ACFT PUSHING AT TOP OF ALLEY. ADVISED GND CREW OF INSTRUCTIONS, RELEASED PARKING BRAKE. PUSHBACK COMMENCED NORMALLY. AS ACFT MOVED BACK AND BEGAN TURNING L, WINGTIP STRUCK TAIL (APU SHROUD) OF ACFT PARKED ON OPPOSITE CONCOURSE. OTHER ACFT WAS UNLIGHTED, THOUGH RAMP WAS LIGHTED. RETURNED TO GATE. AT NO TIME WAS EITHER ENG STARTED. CONDITIONS WERE DARK (NIGHT) AND DRY. THERE WERE NO KNOWN INJURIES TO PAX OR CARRIER PERSONNEL.
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.