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Light transport leaving gate hits wingtip of parked aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 255176 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 255176 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the evening of oct/mon/93, the captain began the taxi out of spot X3. A collision occurred between our left wing and the right wing of the aircraft in location X2. We were notified by operations radio that we had collided with the aircraft in Y2. We returned to parking. Factors: night. Aircraft in X2 right of parking mark by 5 ft. Parking marks difficult to see at night. We caused minimal damage to both aircraft which were returned to duty the next day. We continued our flight to columbus in a different aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT LEAVING GATE HITS WINGTIP OF PARKED ACFT.
Narrative: ON THE EVENING OF OCT/MON/93, THE CAPT BEGAN THE TAXI OUT OF SPOT X3. A COLLISION OCCURRED BTWN OUR L WING AND THE R WING OF THE ACFT IN LOCATION X2. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY OPS RADIO THAT WE HAD COLLIDED WITH THE ACFT IN Y2. WE RETURNED TO PARKING. FACTORS: NIGHT. ACFT IN X2 R OF PARKING MARK BY 5 FT. PARKING MARKS DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. WE CAUSED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT WHICH WERE RETURNED TO DUTY THE NEXT DAY. WE CONTINUED OUR FLT TO COLUMBUS IN A DIFFERENT ACFT.
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.