Wing tip strikes the tail of another aircraft on taxi-out from ramp with wing walkers guidance.

Attributes
ACN	167409
Time
Date	199101
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	167409
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

My aircraft was in initial stages of boarding at jfk ramp when aircraft behind struck tail of my aircraft with his wing tip. Passenger were deplaned and damage inspected. Company and operations personnel were properly notified. Apparently, despite several wing walkers, the captain behind me didn't have sufficient clearance to miss the tail section of my aircraft. Damage to aircraft #1 was substantial (torn skin, bent metal, etc). Aircraft #2 had scrape marks on wing tip and a broken fairing on the left aileron. Both aircraft were inspected by a local certified mechanic. Aircraft #2 was certified safe for maintenance ferry and a ferry permit transmitted by the company. I then was directed to ferry aircraft #2 to the company maintenance base. I have since heard and read that neither aircraft should have been ferried until inspected by the local FAA district office or NTSB.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WING TIP STRIKES THE TAIL OF ANOTHER ACFT ON TAXI-OUT FROM RAMP WITH WING WALKERS GUIDANCE.

Narrative: MY ACFT WAS IN INITIAL STAGES OF BOARDING AT JFK RAMP WHEN ACFT BEHIND STRUCK TAIL OF MY ACFT WITH HIS WING TIP. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND DAMAGE INSPECTED. COMPANY AND OPS PERSONNEL WERE PROPERLY NOTIFIED. APPARENTLY, DESPITE SEVERAL WING WALKERS, THE CAPT BEHIND ME DIDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT CLRNC TO MISS THE TAIL SECTION OF MY ACFT. DAMAGE TO ACFT #1 WAS SUBSTANTIAL (TORN SKIN, BENT METAL, ETC). ACFT #2 HAD SCRAPE MARKS ON WING TIP AND A BROKEN FAIRING ON THE LEFT AILERON. BOTH ACFT WERE INSPECTED BY A LCL CERTIFIED MECH. ACFT #2 WAS CERTIFIED SAFE FOR MAINT FERRY AND A FERRY PERMIT XMITTED BY THE COMPANY. I THEN WAS DIRECTED TO FERRY ACFT #2 TO THE COMPANY MAINT BASE. I HAVE SINCE HEARD AND READ THAT NEITHER ACFT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FERRIED UNTIL INSPECTED BY THE LCL FAA DISTRICT OFFICE OR NTSB.

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.