An mdt air carrier crew had a minor taxi incident upon entering a gate.

Attributes
ACN	214089
Time
Date	199206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
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, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	214089
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	213558
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was first officer on flight a from myr to rdu. As the aircraft was being taxied onto the ramp, I noticed several linemen standing about in front of the terminal and a single lineman pointing to where we should park. The spot was next to and to the right of another mdt. There were no wingwalkers. At some point in our taxi, a second lineman, without wands, appeared in front of us. At about the same instant, I noticed the lineman in front of us cross his arms. I told the captain he wanted us to stop, and the aircraft stopped. Only after the captain told me that our left wingtip had struck the right wingtip of the other aircraft did I know we had done so. The situation was complicated by confusing taxi lines on the ramp. This whole thing would have been avoided if we had stopped and demanded wing walkers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MDT ACR CREW HAD A MINOR TAXI INCIDENT UPON ENTERING A GATE.

Narrative: I WAS FO ON FLT A FROM MYR TO RDU. AS THE ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED ONTO THE RAMP, I NOTICED SEVERAL LINEMEN STANDING ABOUT IN FRONT OF THE TERMINAL AND A SINGLE LINEMAN POINTING TO WHERE WE SHOULD PARK. THE SPOT WAS NEXT TO AND TO THE R OF ANOTHER MDT. THERE WERE NO WINGWALKERS. AT SOME POINT IN OUR TAXI, A SECOND LINEMAN, WITHOUT WANDS, APPEARED IN FRONT OF US. AT ABOUT THE SAME INSTANT, I NOTICED THE LINEMAN IN FRONT OF US CROSS HIS ARMS. I TOLD THE CAPT HE WANTED US TO STOP, AND THE ACFT STOPPED. ONLY AFTER THE CAPT TOLD ME THAT OUR L WINGTIP HAD STRUCK THE R WINGTIP OF THE OTHER ACFT DID I KNOW WE HAD DONE SO. THE SITUATION WAS COMPLICATED BY CONFUSING TAXI LINES ON THE RAMP. THIS WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE HAD STOPPED AND DEMANDED WING WALKERS.

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.