Aircraft parked, struck by tail of aircraft being pushed back.

Attributes
ACN	198973
Time
Date	199201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
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 Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	198973
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 213 flight time total : 10422 flight time type : 980
ASRS Report	199160
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While parked abeam gate xy between B and C concourses, another medium large transport pushed off of gate xy. It was reported to us by ramp control that the tail of the medium large transport brushed our tail. We returned to our gate for a maintenance inspection of our tail. The parking brakes were set and the aircraft (ours) was stationary at the time of the incident. Supplemental information from acn 199257: from aircraft Y captain. While on routine pushback, ground crew accidentally pushed aircraft into an aircraft that was directly behind us. Contact was made by both horizontal stabilizers. From both pilot seats, it was physically impossible to view aircraft behind. Ground crew judgement was in question. Proper action was taken after contact was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PARKED, STRUCK BY TAIL OF ACFT BEING PUSHED BACK.

Narrative: WHILE PARKED ABEAM GATE XY BTWN B AND C CONCOURSES, ANOTHER MLG PUSHED OFF OF GATE XY. IT WAS RPTED TO US BY RAMP CTL THAT THE TAIL OF THE MLG BRUSHED OUR TAIL. WE RETURNED TO OUR GATE FOR A MAINT INSPECTION OF OUR TAIL. THE PARKING BRAKES WERE SET AND THE ACFT (OURS) WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 199257: FROM ACFT Y CAPT. WHILE ON ROUTINE PUSHBACK, GND CREW ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED ACFT INTO AN ACFT THAT WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND US. CONTACT WAS MADE BY BOTH HORIZ STABILIZERS. FROM BOTH PLT SEATS, IT WAS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO VIEW ACFT BEHIND. GND CREW JUDGEMENT WAS IN QUESTION. PROPER ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER CONTACT WAS MADE.

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.