Air carrier light transport aircraft struck wing tip on another company aircraft during parking.

Attributes
ACN	219749
Time
Date	199208
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
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 : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	219749
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	219624
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
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:

Taxiing to gate after flight pit-iad, pulling into gate the rampers were in front of us and on the right wing (2 rampers). The wing ramper was indicating approximately 2 ft clearance and my first officer was watching as well, I was watching the ramper in front. The wing ramper rapidly moved his hands to the stop position, my first officer said stop and I stopped. The ramper in front crossed his arms all at the same time. The ramper in front was expressing anger so I figured that we had hit. All was broken was the strobe light on each plane. It was replaced and ready to fly in 20 mins. The problem is that we have too little ramp space for too many airplanes. They want us to get so close to each other, that it is just bound to happen after the rampers are tired and the pilots are tired and we all try to push our limits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT ACFT STRUCK WING TIP ON ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT DURING PARKING.

Narrative: TAXIING TO GATE AFTER FLT PIT-IAD, PULLING INTO GATE THE RAMPERS WERE IN FRONT OF US AND ON THE R WING (2 RAMPERS). THE WING RAMPER WAS INDICATING APPROX 2 FT CLRNC AND MY FO WAS WATCHING AS WELL, I WAS WATCHING THE RAMPER IN FRONT. THE WING RAMPER RAPIDLY MOVED HIS HANDS TO THE STOP POS, MY FO SAID STOP AND I STOPPED. THE RAMPER IN FRONT CROSSED HIS ARMS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THE RAMPER IN FRONT WAS EXPRESSING ANGER SO I FIGURED THAT WE HAD HIT. ALL WAS BROKEN WAS THE STROBE LIGHT ON EACH PLANE. IT WAS REPLACED AND READY TO FLY IN 20 MINS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE TOO LITTLE RAMP SPACE FOR TOO MANY AIRPLANES. THEY WANT US TO GET SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, THAT IT IS JUST BOUND TO HAPPEN AFTER THE RAMPERS ARE TIRED AND THE PLTS ARE TIRED AND WE ALL TRY TO PUSH OUR LIMITS.

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.