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During parking procedure in congested ramp area, T tail of commuter struck side of parked large transport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162243 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | DVR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 162243 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The captain and I were approaching for parking at ramp beside the right front of an large transport with the captain at the controls of the aircraft. We were receiving taxi commands from a nose ramp agent and a wing walker ramp agent. As we approached the right side nose of the large transport, I was visly confirming our right wing's clearance and verbally relaying this information to the captain. At this time the captain turned the aircraft into a 170 degree turn. My attention continued on our right wing to follow its progress past the now approaching right engine of the large transport. Halfway through the turn I felt what appeared to be a nosewheel shimmy. After shutting the aircraft down, the ramp agent informed us, our T tail's trailing edge had struck the side of the large transport. I believe this incident may have been averted with a third flagman to gauge clearance. Damage to our tail was 3' by 3' section being bent, the large transport was checked by mechanics and released with a little buffing being done to its skin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING PARKING PROC IN CONGESTED RAMP AREA, T TAIL OF COMMUTER STRUCK SIDE OF PARKED LGT.
Narrative: THE CAPT AND I WERE APCHING FOR PARKING AT RAMP BESIDE THE R FRONT OF AN LGT WITH THE CAPT AT THE CTLS OF THE ACFT. WE WERE RECEIVING TAXI COMMANDS FROM A NOSE RAMP AGENT AND A WING WALKER RAMP AGENT. AS WE APCHED THE R SIDE NOSE OF THE LGT, I WAS VISLY CONFIRMING OUR R WING'S CLRNC AND VERBALLY RELAYING THIS INFO TO THE CAPT. AT THIS TIME THE CAPT TURNED THE ACFT INTO A 170 DEG TURN. MY ATTN CONTINUED ON OUR R WING TO FOLLOW ITS PROGRESS PAST THE NOW APCHING R ENG OF THE LGT. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN I FELT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY. AFTER SHUTTING THE ACFT DOWN, THE RAMP AGENT INFORMED US, OUR T TAIL'S TRAILING EDGE HAD STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE LGT. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN AVERTED WITH A THIRD FLAGMAN TO GAUGE CLRNC. DAMAGE TO OUR TAIL WAS 3' BY 3' SECTION BEING BENT, THE LGT WAS CHKED BY MECHS AND RELEASED WITH A LITTLE BUFFING BEING DONE TO ITS SKIN.
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.