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EMB170 captain misjudges wingtip clearance while pulling into the run up pad and contacts right wingtip of A319.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 775650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 232 flight time total : 5120 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 775650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time total : 4853 flight time type : 525 |
| ASRS Report | 775649 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
With both engines running and all appropriate checklists complete during taxi to runway xxl in ZZZ. I was instructed to enter runway xxl hold pad next to (right side) of an A319 already in pad. Another aircraft was instructed to follow us into the pad and park on our right side immediately following our instructions. Captain taxied into the hold pad close enough to the A319 so as to allow the following aircraft room to park. I verified clear right as we neared the A319 and captain began to turn right; lining up to parallel the A319 (approximately a 160 heading). Captain continually checked clearance while pulling forward as I verified aircraft following (on our right at this time another A319) was not a factor. As captain pulled up next to the A319; he checked forward and commented that there was much more space in hold pad ahead so he moved further forward. Just at that instant (captain's eyes ahead); the top of our left winglet contacted the underside of the A319's right wing just inboard of its winglet and there was a bump which prompted captain to stop aircraft. Brakes set; captain looked out side window and described the A319's wing as resting upon our winglet. The A319 crew called ground and stated the situation; confirmed by me; and emergency procedures were initiated. Flight attendants were contacted to determine if anyone was injured or if there were any aspects of the situation unknown to the flight crew (none). Upon arrival of emergency services personnel; the engines were shut down per their instructions and the incident coordinator took control of the scene. With coordination of emergency services our maintenance personnel; and the FAA; procedures were taken to accommodate passenger of both aircraft and separate aircraft wings (once passenger were off A319; its right strut was inflated which proved effective). The A319 was pushed clear of our aircraft and our passenger were then deplaned via the forward service door onto a mobile lounge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB170 CAPT MISJUDGES WINGTIP CLRNC WHILE PULLING INTO THE RUN UP PAD AND CONTACTS RIGHT WINGTIP OF A319.
Narrative: WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING AND ALL APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS COMPLETE DURING TAXI TO RWY XXL IN ZZZ. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER RWY XXL HOLD PAD NEXT TO (RIGHT SIDE) OF AN A319 ALREADY IN PAD. ANOTHER ACFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW US INTO THE PAD AND PARK ON OUR RIGHT SIDE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING OUR INSTRUCTIONS. CAPT TAXIED INTO THE HOLD PAD CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE A319 SO AS TO ALLOW THE FOLLOWING ACFT ROOM TO PARK. I VERIFIED CLEAR RIGHT AS WE NEARED THE A319 AND CAPT BEGAN TO TURN RIGHT; LINING UP TO PARALLEL THE A319 (APPROX A 160 HEADING). CAPT CONTINUALLY CHECKED CLRNC WHILE PULLING FORWARD AS I VERIFIED ACFT FOLLOWING (ON OUR RIGHT AT THIS TIME ANOTHER A319) WAS NOT A FACTOR. AS CAPT PULLED UP NEXT TO THE A319; HE CHECKED FORWARD AND COMMENTED THAT THERE WAS MUCH MORE SPACE IN HOLD PAD AHEAD SO HE MOVED FURTHER FORWARD. JUST AT THAT INSTANT (CAPT'S EYES AHEAD); THE TOP OF OUR LEFT WINGLET CONTACTED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE A319'S RIGHT WING JUST INBOARD OF ITS WINGLET AND THERE WAS A BUMP WHICH PROMPTED CAPT TO STOP ACFT. BRAKES SET; CAPT LOOKED OUT SIDE WINDOW AND DESCRIBED THE A319'S WING AS RESTING UPON OUR WINGLET. THE A319 CREW CALLED GND AND STATED THE SITUATION; CONFIRMED BY ME; AND EMER PROCS WERE INITIATED. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE CONTACTED TO DETERMINE IF ANYONE WAS INJURED OR IF THERE WERE ANY ASPECTS OF THE SITUATION UNKNOWN TO THE FLT CREW (NONE). UPON ARR OF EMER SERVICES PERSONNEL; THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS AND THE INCIDENT COORDINATOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE SCENE. WITH COORDINATION OF EMER SERVICES OUR MAINT PERSONNEL; AND THE FAA; PROCS WERE TAKEN TO ACCOMMODATE PAX OF BOTH ACFT AND SEPARATE ACFT WINGS (ONCE PAX WERE OFF A319; ITS RIGHT STRUT WAS INFLATED WHICH PROVED EFFECTIVE). THE A319 WAS PUSHED CLEAR OF OUR ACFT AND OUR PAX WERE THEN DEPLANED VIA THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR ONTO A MOBILE LOUNGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.