B737-700 flight crew; taxiing into their gate under a marshall's direction; reported contact with th...

Attributes
ACN	1291657
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	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 204 Flight Crew Type 6000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 196 Flight Crew Type 17000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon landing; we held out waiting for our gate. When the [previous flight] finally called for push; ground instructed us to proceed to the gate. At that time the crew at the adjacent gate also called for push. They were instructed to hold on the gate until we pulled into our gate. We pulled to the start of the j-line and stopped while the rampers got into position and got wands. Once we were given the signal to proceed; we cleared the safety zone and continued. Seconds later; we felt the airplane strike something. The captain looked out the window and saw that the plane at the adjacent gate had started pushing back and we had struck their wingtip.I don't feel like there is anything we could have done to prevent this. We were on centerline; had a clear zone; a marshaller giving us the go ahead and wing walkers. I am not sure why the other crew was moving before we pulled in. I can say that the wing walkers may need some training on what they are looking for and how to quickly communicate any danger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 flight crew; taxiing into their gate under a Marshall's direction; reported contact with the wingtip of the aircraft pushing back from the adjacent gate.

Narrative: Upon landing; we held out waiting for our Gate. When the [previous flight] finally called for push; Ground instructed us to proceed to the gate. At that time the Crew at the adjacent Gate also called for push. They were instructed to hold on the gate until we pulled into our gate. We pulled to the start of the J-line and stopped while the Rampers got into position and got wands. Once we were given the signal to proceed; we cleared the safety zone and continued. Seconds later; we felt the airplane strike something. The Captain looked out the window and saw that the plane at the adjacent Gate had started pushing back and we had struck their wingtip.I don't feel like there is anything we could have done to prevent this. We were on centerline; had a clear zone; a Marshaller giving us the go ahead and Wing Walkers. I am not sure why the other Crew was moving before we pulled in. I can say that the Wing Walkers may need some training on what they are looking for and how to quickly communicate any danger.

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.

B737-700 flight crew; taxiing into their gate under a marshall's direction; reported contact with the wingtip of the aircraft pushing back from the adjacent gate.