Wingtip of large transport struck parked aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	257731
Time
Date	199311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	257731
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Captain was taxiing into gate a at pit. Being marshaled by maintenance and our aircraft wingtip (left) struck the wingtip on another large transport parked on B, causing damage to the wingtip strobes on both aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WINGTIP OF LGT STRUCK PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: CAPT WAS TAXIING INTO GATE A AT PIT. BEING MARSHALED BY MAINT AND OUR ACFT WINGTIP (L) STRUCK THE WINGTIP ON ANOTHER LGT PARKED ON B, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP STROBES ON BOTH 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.