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Air carrier-medium large transport wing tip struck wing tip of another air carrier-medium large transport parked at adjacent gate during taxi out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 100269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198812 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 100269 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taxiing out of gate ind the aircraft's left wing tip grazed the tip of the medium large transport parked in next gate. The taxi director gave me a right turn signal which I did west/O allowing the aircraft to roll forward more than a few inches. While turning my copilot mentioned that he thought the nose was going to be close to the other aircraft's wing tip which in fact it was--within 3-4' of it. Still turning with nose wheel at its stop I looked back for the taxi director which was nowhere in sight and then looked further back towards the tip but too late. I returned to the gate and the aircraft was inspected and released. I talked to the mechanic who was directing the taxi and he said I did not give him a tight turn. The nose wheel was fully against its stop and as there are no visible lines for reference it appeared tight but manageable. With the nose passing the tip there was no reason for me to think the tips would not clear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR-MLG WING TIP STRUCK WING TIP OF ANOTHER ACR-MLG PARKED AT ADJACENT GATE DURING TAXI OUT.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT OF GATE IND THE ACFT'S LEFT WING TIP GRAZED THE TIP OF THE MLG PARKED IN NEXT GATE. THE TAXI DIRECTOR GAVE ME A RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WHICH I DID W/O ALLOWING THE ACFT TO ROLL FORWARD MORE THAN A FEW INCHES. WHILE TURNING MY COPLT MENTIONED THAT HE THOUGHT THE NOSE WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THE OTHER ACFT'S WING TIP WHICH IN FACT IT WAS--WITHIN 3-4' OF IT. STILL TURNING WITH NOSE WHEEL AT ITS STOP I LOOKED BACK FOR THE TAXI DIRECTOR WHICH WAS NOWHERE IN SIGHT AND THEN LOOKED FURTHER BACK TOWARDS THE TIP BUT TOO LATE. I RETURNED TO THE GATE AND THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND RELEASED. I TALKED TO THE MECH WHO WAS DIRECTING THE TAXI AND HE SAID I DID NOT GIVE HIM A TIGHT TURN. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FULLY AGAINST ITS STOP AND AS THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LINES FOR REF IT APPEARED TIGHT BUT MANAGEABLE. WITH THE NOSE PASSING THE TIP THERE WAS NO REASON FOR ME TO THINK THE TIPS WOULD NOT CLEAR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.