Narrative:

While being marshalled into the gate area between two other aircraft we entered slowly with two wing walkers and both engines running in light transport X. The marshallers intention was taxi in front of one aircraft parked parallel to the terminal facing east, and behind another facing south (light transport Y). The left wing was well clear and indications from everyone else (meaning the marshaller, the right hand wing walker, and the first officer) were the right wing was clear as well. The marshall then signaled a stop, then to proceed forward with a left turn. The right hand wing walker was giving the all clear continuously. The marshall then signaled another stop and shut down. At that point it was determined the right wing tip of our light transport X had made contact with the right wing tip of light transport Y. Fortunately, the resulting damage was superficial. Only the point was scratched on both aircraft wing tips. The first officer was a highly experienced air force pilot. The ramp personnel were not quite so experienced, working with no guidelines to follow in such circumstances. A minimum distance requirement or even predetermined, measured markings on the ramp would have been of significant value in this instance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT X UTILIZING TWO WING WALKERS STILL MANAGES TO HAVE A MINOR RUN IN WITH COMPANY LTT Y. WING RASH RESULTS.

Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO THE GATE AREA BTWN TWO OTHER ACFT WE ENTERED SLOWLY WITH TWO WING WALKERS AND BOTH ENGS RUNNING IN LTT X. THE MARSHALLERS INTENTION WAS TAXI IN FRONT OF ONE ACFT PARKED PARALLEL TO THE TERMINAL FACING E, AND BEHIND ANOTHER FACING S (LTT Y). THE L WING WAS WELL CLR AND INDICATIONS FROM EVERYONE ELSE (MEANING THE MARSHALLER, THE R HAND WING WALKER, AND THE F/O) WERE THE R WING WAS CLR AS WELL. THE MARSHALL THEN SIGNALED A STOP, THEN TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH A L TURN. THE R HAND WING WALKER WAS GIVING THE ALL CLR CONTINUOUSLY. THE MARSHALL THEN SIGNALED ANOTHER STOP AND SHUT DOWN. AT THAT POINT IT WAS DETERMINED THE R WING TIP OF OUR LTT X HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE R WING TIP OF LTT Y. FORTUNATELY, THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS SUPERFICIAL. ONLY THE POINT WAS SCRATCHED ON BOTH ACFT WING TIPS. THE F/O WAS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AIR FORCE PLT. THE RAMP PERSONNEL WERE NOT QUITE SO EXPERIENCED, WORKING WITH NO GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. A MINIMUM DISTANCE REQUIREMENT OR EVEN PREDETERMINED, MEASURED MARKINGS ON THE RAMP WOULD HAVE BEEN OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE IN THIS INSTANCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.