Commuter mdt X hits parked company mdt Y while taxiing into gate at dca.

Attributes
ACN	180050
Time
Date	199105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
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	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	180050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The wingtip of or mdt X struck the wingtip of a parked mdt Y while parking on the ramp at dca. We were being directed by ground personnel at the time. As we were entering the ramp I told the captain to take it slow because it looked tight on my side. I then told him to stop but the momentum of the outside wing carried our wingtip into the other wingtip after hitting the brakes. These parking spaces are very tight even when the mdt's are parked correctly. It so happens the parked mdt Y was left of center in addition to being parked perpendicular instead of at an angle which would have given us more room (see diagram). In addition to these factors it would have helped to have a wing walker, the captain should have slowed more and I should have told him to stop earlier.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER MDT X HITS PARKED COMPANY MDT Y WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE AT DCA.

Narrative: THE WINGTIP OF OR MDT X STRUCK THE WINGTIP OF A PARKED MDT Y WHILE PARKING ON THE RAMP AT DCA. WE WERE BEING DIRECTED BY GND PERSONNEL AT THE TIME. AS WE WERE ENTERING THE RAMP I TOLD THE CAPT TO TAKE IT SLOW BECAUSE IT LOOKED TIGHT ON MY SIDE. I THEN TOLD HIM TO STOP BUT THE MOMENTUM OF THE OUTSIDE WING CARRIED OUR WINGTIP INTO THE OTHER WINGTIP AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES. THESE PARKING SPACES ARE VERY TIGHT EVEN WHEN THE MDT'S ARE PARKED CORRECTLY. IT SO HAPPENS THE PARKED MDT Y WAS LEFT OF CTR IN ADDITION TO BEING PARKED PERPENDICULAR INSTEAD OF AT AN ANGLE WHICH WOULD HAVE GIVEN US MORE ROOM (SEE DIAGRAM). IN ADDITION TO THESE FACTORS IT WOULD HAVE HELPED TO HAVE A WING WALKER, THE CAPT SHOULD HAVE SLOWED MORE AND I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM TO STOP EARLIER.

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.