DC8 cargo aircraft is accidently pushed back into another DC8 cargo aircraft. The horizontal stabilizer of both aircraft came in contact and were damaged.

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Attributes
ACN	294556
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
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	DC-8 63
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Super DC-8 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	294556
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 other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During pushback the tail of our aircraft was pushed into tail of another aircraft. Damage to our left horizontal stabilizer and other aircraft's right horizontal stabilizer. Wing walkers were on both wings but apparently neither was looking aft towards the tail. Only witness was a mechanic on a different part of ramp who was running over to stop the push because he saw the impending collision. Had he not noticed, I do not think anyone would have realized this had occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CARGO ACFT IS ACCIDENTLY PUSHED BACK INTO ANOTHER DC8 CARGO ACFT. THE HORIZ STABILIZER OF BOTH ACFT CAME IN CONTACT AND WERE DAMAGED.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK THE TAIL OF OUR ACFT WAS PUSHED INTO TAIL OF ANOTHER ACFT. DAMAGE TO OUR L HORIZ STABILIZER AND OTHER ACFT'S R HORIZ STABILIZER. WING WALKERS WERE ON BOTH WINGS BUT APPARENTLY NEITHER WAS LOOKING AFT TOWARDS THE TAIL. ONLY WITNESS WAS A MECH ON A DIFFERENT PART OF RAMP WHO WAS RUNNING OVER TO STOP THE PUSH BECAUSE HE SAW THE IMPENDING COLLISION. HAD HE NOT NOTICED, I DO NOT THINK ANYONE WOULD HAVE REALIZED THIS HAD OCCURRED.

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.