Flight crew parking aircraft at hangar damaged tail cone of aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	290730
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : 65 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	290730
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was requested to taxi aircraft to hangar at dfw. Start-up and taxi to the hangar ramp was normal. However, upon reaching the hanger ramp, I stopped the aircraft in the throat to look for taxi directors. None were forthcoming as usual. The crew van was waiting on us so I made an attempt to park the aircraft. After checking to make sure the ramp was clear and that there were no moving vehicles, I made a hard left turn followed by a hard right. 90 degrees through the right turn I felt a thump. I stopped the aircraft, shut down the engines. Investigation revealed about 1 1/2 - 2 ft of the tail cone was broken off. Maintenance was notified and appropriate phone calls made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC PARKING ACFT AT HANGAR DAMAGED TAIL CONE OF ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS REQUESTED TO TAXI ACFT TO HANGAR AT DFW. START-UP AND TAXI TO THE HANGAR RAMP WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, UPON REACHING THE HANGER RAMP, I STOPPED THE ACFT IN THE THROAT TO LOOK FOR TAXI DIRECTORS. NONE WERE FORTHCOMING AS USUAL. THE CREW VAN WAS WAITING ON US SO I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO PARK THE ACFT. AFTER CHKING TO MAKE SURE THE RAMP WAS CLR AND THAT THERE WERE NO MOVING VEHICLES, I MADE A HARD L TURN FOLLOWED BY A HARD R. 90 DEGS THROUGH THE R TURN I FELT A THUMP. I STOPPED THE ACFT, SHUT DOWN THE ENGS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ABOUT 1 1/2 - 2 FT OF THE TAIL CONE WAS BROKEN OFF. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND APPROPRIATE PHONE CALLS MADE.

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.