Narrative:

On taxi in to gate X, ind ramp entry point 3 was used for ramp access. The crew observed the marshaller's signals and proceeded into the gate. We then observed that this was gate Y, so I stopped the aircraft and contacted ramp control for permission to enter this gate. This gate was approved by ramp and we taxied into it. Our engines remained at idle power. The crew was advised that some tail damage was done to an small aircraft, which was parked behind our aircraft 'tail to.' the close proximity of operations of turbojet aircraft and light reciprocals was a strong contributing factor. A minimum of 4 other incidents have occurred on this ramp involving aircraft damaged by turbojet blast. This is further defined by this incident's damage occurring while engines were at idle thrust, and following marshaller's direction. At no time did our jet taxi off the prescribed course of entry into the gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter was uncooperative and said I should contact his company's safety department if I wanted any further information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT CARGO ACFT CAUSES JET BLAST DAMAGE TO PARKED SMA AS IT IS PARKING ON THE CARGO RAMP.

Narrative: ON TAXI IN TO GATE X, IND RAMP ENTRY POINT 3 WAS USED FOR RAMP ACCESS. THE CREW OBSERVED THE MARSHALLER'S SIGNALS AND PROCEEDED INTO THE GATE. WE THEN OBSERVED THAT THIS WAS GATE Y, SO I STOPPED THE ACFT AND CONTACTED RAMP CTL FOR PERMISSION TO ENTER THIS GATE. THIS GATE WAS APPROVED BY RAMP AND WE TAXIED INTO IT. OUR ENGS REMAINED AT IDLE PWR. THE CREW WAS ADVISED THAT SOME TAIL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO AN SMA, WHICH WAS PARKED BEHIND OUR ACFT 'TAIL TO.' THE CLOSE PROX OF OPS OF TURBOJET ACFT AND LIGHT RECIPROCALS WAS A STRONG CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. A MINIMUM OF 4 OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON THIS RAMP INVOLVING ACFT DAMAGED BY TURBOJET BLAST. THIS IS FURTHER DEFINED BY THIS INCIDENT'S DAMAGE OCCURRING WHILE ENGS WERE AT IDLE THRUST, AND FOLLOWING MARSHALLER'S DIRECTION. AT NO TIME DID OUR JET TAXI OFF THE PRESCRIBED COURSE OF ENTRY INTO THE GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR WAS UNCOOPERATIVE AND SAID I SHOULD CONTACT HIS COMPANY'S SAFETY DEPT IF I WANTED ANY FURTHER INFO.

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.