GLF2 contacts BE20 during close proximity taxiing at mdw.

Attributes
ACN	672342
Time
Date	200509
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdw.tower
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	672342
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

We were cleared to taxi to runway 31C at mdw. We were told by ground we were cleared when we could get by the king air who was holding short of runway 31L. As I approached the king air; I stopped; seeing that I didn't have the room to get by. Then the king moved forward; so I asked my copilot if we had room on the right. He informed me that we did. At that time I moved forward and to the right to see if we had room on the left to get by the king air. I looked over my left shoulder and saw that we still weren't going to get by. I stepped on the brakes and at that time; I made contact with the tail cone of the king air. Both aircraft taxied back to the FBO where we found out that my aircraft only had a couple of scratches and the king air had minor damage to its tail; cone. There is no excuse for this happening; and I take full responsibility for the incident. I just misjudged the distance between my wingtip and the other aircraft. This is the worst thing that has happened to me in my aviation career; and I will always question myself about this!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLF2 CONTACTS BE20 DURING CLOSE PROX TAXIING AT MDW.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 31C AT MDW. WE WERE TOLD BY GND WE WERE CLRED WHEN WE COULD GET BY THE KING AIR WHO WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 31L. AS I APCHED THE KING AIR; I STOPPED; SEEING THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE ROOM TO GET BY. THEN THE KING MOVED FORWARD; SO I ASKED MY COPLT IF WE HAD ROOM ON THE R. HE INFORMED ME THAT WE DID. AT THAT TIME I MOVED FORWARD AND TO THE R TO SEE IF WE HAD ROOM ON THE L TO GET BY THE KING AIR. I LOOKED OVER MY L SHOULDER AND SAW THAT WE STILL WEREN'T GOING TO GET BY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND AT THAT TIME; I MADE CONTACT WITH THE TAIL CONE OF THE KING AIR. BOTH ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO WHERE WE FOUND OUT THAT MY ACFT ONLY HAD A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES AND THE KING AIR HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS TAIL; CONE. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS HAPPENING; AND I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. I JUST MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BTWN MY WINGTIP AND THE OTHER ACFT. THIS IS THE WORST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY AVIATION CAREER; AND I WILL ALWAYS QUESTION MYSELF ABOUT THIS!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.