Wingtip of widebody transport taxiing hit wingtip of medium large transport moving into parking gate...

Attributes
ACN	108530
Time
Date	198903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	108530
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was taxiing south to gate on taxiway J at or near gate 25. An medium large transport was parked behind some type of barricades. I taxied 4 feet left of centerline to miss the medium large transport and it was a foot too little. Right wing light glass was found on taxiway. Construction barricades gave the illusion that the medium large transport was parked. The taxiway in question was 24N. 24N deadends into J. A blast fence obstructs seeing the presence of any taxiway at 24N. The medium large transport sitting there appeared to be permanently parked. This was not the case as he was double parked waiting for gate. I believed that he was parked at certain safe distance from J and I had ample clearance. I don't know how to prevent something like this occurring again. 'Murphy's law'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WINGTIP OF WDB TAXIING HIT WINGTIP OF MLG MOVING INTO PARKING GATE.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING SOUTH TO GATE ON TXWY J AT OR NEAR GATE 25. AN MLG WAS PARKED BEHIND SOME TYPE OF BARRICADES. I TAXIED 4 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE TO MISS THE MLG AND IT WAS A FOOT TOO LITTLE. RIGHT WING LIGHT GLASS WAS FOUND ON TXWY. CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES GAVE THE ILLUSION THAT THE MLG WAS PARKED. THE TXWY IN QUESTION WAS 24N. 24N DEADENDS INTO J. A BLAST FENCE OBSTRUCTS SEEING THE PRESENCE OF ANY TXWY AT 24N. THE MLG SITTING THERE APPEARED TO BE PERMANENTLY PARKED. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AS HE WAS DOUBLE PARKED WAITING FOR GATE. I BELIEVED THAT HE WAS PARKED AT CERTAIN SAFE DISTANCE FROM J AND I HAD AMPLE CLRNC. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS OCCURRING AGAIN. 'MURPHY'S LAW'.

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.