Narrative:

Aircraft was pushed by ground crew into position behind other aircraft parked at gate. When our aircraft began turnout (under power) tail strike occurred. No injuries. Slight damage to horizontal stabilizer., I feel that in areas where space is at premium, a little extra attention to detail by both ground and flcs would have prevented this incident. Captain had flown in this area (bur) most of his life. I felt he should have been more 'aware' of the tight space there. This was my first flight into bur and I was completing IOE. Ground crew should have released us from tug in more clear-free zone. Supplemental information from acn 296555: pushback from gate occurred on time, planning takeoff on runway 15 with the possibility of a runway 33 departure. Tug driver was aware of the possible runway 33 departure. At the completion of push, tug driver advised me that we were pushed back far enough to allow for a runway 33 departure. Our position was facing northwest, parallel to the runway, with the cockpit just south of being abeam of the runway 33 numbers. Normal salute and release from guidance was received. Ground control had us switch to tower who cleared us for takeoff immediately on runway 33. The change of runway required us to change V speeds, assumed temperature and flaps to 5 degrees. I did not let tower rush the situation. Once all normal flows were complete, I started taxi onto the runway, and the before takeoff checklist was begun by the first officer. I started turning toward the runway just after brake release. Our tail made contact with the tail of the aircraft parked at next gate after less than 30 degrees of turn. Brakes were set and engines shut down after clearance from ground to start the APU.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING TFC IN A TAIL STRIKE EVENT DURING RAMP OP ACFT DEP PROC.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PUSHED BY GND CREW INTO POS BEHIND OTHER ACFT PARKED AT GATE. WHEN OUR ACFT BEGAN TURNOUT (UNDER PWR) TAIL STRIKE OCCURRED. NO INJURIES. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO HORIZ STABILIZER., I FEEL THAT IN AREAS WHERE SPACE IS AT PREMIUM, A LITTLE EXTRA ATTN TO DETAIL BY BOTH GND AND FLCS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT. CAPT HAD FLOWN IN THIS AREA (BUR) MOST OF HIS LIFE. I FELT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE 'AWARE' OF THE TIGHT SPACE THERE. THIS WAS MY FIRST FLT INTO BUR AND I WAS COMPLETING IOE. GND CREW SHOULD HAVE RELEASED US FROM TUG IN MORE CLR-FREE ZONE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 296555: PUSHBACK FROM GATE OCCURRED ON TIME, PLANNING TKOF ON RWY 15 WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A RWY 33 DEP. TUG DRIVER WAS AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE RWY 33 DEP. AT THE COMPLETION OF PUSH, TUG DRIVER ADVISED ME THAT WE WERE PUSHED BACK FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A RWY 33 DEP. OUR POS WAS FACING NW, PARALLEL TO THE RWY, WITH THE COCKPIT JUST S OF BEING ABEAM OF THE RWY 33 NUMBERS. NORMAL SALUTE AND RELEASE FROM GUIDANCE WAS RECEIVED. GND CTL HAD US SWITCH TO TWR WHO CLRED US FOR TKOF IMMEDIATELY ON RWY 33. THE CHANGE OF RWY REQUIRED US TO CHANGE V SPDS, ASSUMED TEMP AND FLAPS TO 5 DEGS. I DID NOT LET TWR RUSH THE SIT. ONCE ALL NORMAL FLOWS WERE COMPLETE, I STARTED TAXI ONTO THE RWY, AND THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST WAS BEGUN BY THE FO. I STARTED TURNING TOWARD THE RWY JUST AFTER BRAKE RELEASE. OUR TAIL MADE CONTACT WITH THE TAIL OF THE ACFT PARKED AT NEXT GATE AFTER LESS THAN 30 DEGS OF TURN. BRAKES WERE SET AND ENGS SHUT DOWN AFTER CLRNC FROM GND TO START THE APU.

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.