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While taxiing at night to reposition on the airport; a falcon jet wingtip clipped the bottom of a baron wing. A marshaller was guiding the aircraft in tight spaces because a certified tow person was not available.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1283833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 2000 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon taxiing at night on the ramp of FBO; there was wingtip to wingtip contact between company falcon and baron. The left wingtip of the falcon made contact with the bottom of the baron's right wingtip during night taxi.should not have taxied at night. Recommended action should have been to leave the aircraft at its current location and not taxi the aircraft. We; as the crew; were considering passenger and crew convenience to prepare the aircraft for flight. A request was made to move the aircraft; but a 'certified tow' person was not available. The procedure was simple enough but I believe night complicated things.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While taxiing at night to reposition on the airport; a Falcon jet wingtip clipped the bottom of a Baron wing. A Marshaller was guiding the aircraft in tight spaces because a certified tow person was not available.
Narrative: Upon taxiing at night on the ramp of FBO; there was wingtip to wingtip contact between Company Falcon and Baron. The left wingtip of the Falcon made contact with the bottom of the Baron's right wingtip during night taxi.Should not have taxied at night. Recommended action should have been to leave the aircraft at its current location and not taxi the aircraft. We; as the crew; were considering passenger and crew convenience to prepare the aircraft for flight. A request was made to move the aircraft; but a 'certified tow' person was not available. The procedure was simple enough but I believe night complicated things.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.