Pc-12 flight crew reported wingtip damage during taxi after receiving a thumbs up from a captain on ...

Attributes
ACN	1442679
Time
Date	201704
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PC-12
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 190 Flight Crew Total 6300 Flight Crew Type 1300
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 185 Flight Crew Total 5656 Flight Crew Type 195
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft

Narrative:

While taxiing out of the ramp area; I was taxiing the aircraft on the yellow ramp center line; we were approaching another aircraft on the right and the captain of that aircraft was standing by his airplane so he could make sure we had enough wingtip clearance. As we approached my first officer informed me that I was clear and the captain of the other aircraft gave us a thumbs up which I took to mean we were all clear. I continued to taxi forward and did not change the direction of taxi at all. The right wingtip/radar dome of our airplane hit the spinner cone of the other airplane and we came to a stop. I set the parking break and we ran the engine shutdown checklist. I informed our passengers that we would be vacating the airplane and to please follow my first officer back inside. The ramp space that we operate out of is very tight and often congested to begin with. The painted T's that we use for reference to park the airplane should be moved back. I shouldn't trust the centerline because it doesn't always mean we are clear. Also even if there is a wing walker I should always rely on myself to make sure we are clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PC-12 flight crew reported wingtip damage during taxi after receiving a thumbs up from a Captain on the ground regarding clearance with the aircraft he was preflighting.

Narrative: While taxiing out of the ramp area; I was taxiing the aircraft on the yellow ramp center line; we were approaching another aircraft on the right and the captain of that aircraft was standing by his airplane so he could make sure we had enough wingtip clearance. As we approached my First Officer informed me that I was clear and the captain of the other aircraft gave us a thumbs up which I took to mean we were all clear. I continued to taxi forward and did not change the direction of taxi at all. The right wingtip/radar dome of our airplane hit the spinner cone of the other airplane and we came to a stop. I set the parking break and we ran the engine shutdown checklist. I informed our passengers that we would be vacating the airplane and to please follow my first officer back inside. The ramp space that we operate out of is very tight and often congested to begin with. The painted T's that we use for reference to park the airplane should be moved back. I shouldn't trust the centerline because it doesn't always mean we are clear. Also even if there is a wing walker I should always rely on myself to make sure we are clear.

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.

Pc-12 flight crew reported wingtip damage during taxi after receiving a thumbs up from a captain on the ground regarding clearance with the aircraft he was preflighting.