Narrative:

We called ground control for clearance, received an individual (not compound) clearance to push and completed before pushback checklist. Tug started aircraft pushback and moved approximately 35-40 ft. During this stage, all operations appeared normal until air carrier Y shorts, flight advised sju ground control that he had been struck by air carrier X aircraft. The tug pulled our aircraft back to the gate. Sju ground did not issue any ramp advisory concerning the proximity of any flight, neither specifically air carrier Y, nor did we hear any specific instruction given to air carrier Y concerning our pushback. In our conversation with sju ATC/ground we were given a phone number. We specifically asked them if they had cleared air carrier Y into the ramp. They said that they had given him the proper clearance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: there is construction going on in the vicinity of the gates where this incident occurred. This means that the reporter's aircraft had to start a turn immediately while being pushed back. The right wing walker had to leave his position to run forward to get in view of the tug driver to stop the push. The wing walker was unable to stop the push in time. The reporter reported hearsay that the other aircraft stopped its taxi, then 'tried to beat the train across the track' and lost the race. The reporter does not know what damage there might have been to the shorts aircraft. The right wingtip light lens cover was broken on the L-1011, the only damage. The reporter has not heard from the FAA on this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MINOR GND COLLISION BTWN ACR WDB AND ACR LTT.

Narrative: WE CALLED GND CTL FOR CLRNC, RECEIVED AN INDIVIDUAL (NOT COMPOUND) CLRNC TO PUSH AND COMPLETED BEFORE PUSHBACK CHKLIST. TUG STARTED ACFT PUSHBACK AND MOVED APPROX 35-40 FT. DURING THIS STAGE, ALL OPS APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL ACR Y SHORTS, FLT ADVISED SJU GND CTL THAT HE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY ACR X ACFT. THE TUG PULLED OUR ACFT BACK TO THE GATE. SJU GND DID NOT ISSUE ANY RAMP ADVISORY CONCERNING THE PROX OF ANY FLT, NEITHER SPECIFICALLY ACR Y, NOR DID WE HEAR ANY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO ACR Y CONCERNING OUR PUSHBACK. IN OUR CONVERSATION WITH SJU ATC/GND WE WERE GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD CLRED ACR Y INTO THE RAMP. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD GIVEN HIM THE PROPER CLRNC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THERE IS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON IN THE VICINITY OF THE GATES WHERE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS MEANS THAT THE RPTR'S ACFT HAD TO START A TURN IMMEDIATELY WHILE BEING PUSHED BACK. THE R WING WALKER HAD TO LEAVE HIS POSITION TO RUN FORWARD TO GET IN VIEW OF THE TUG DRIVER TO STOP THE PUSH. THE WING WALKER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PUSH IN TIME. THE RPTR RPTED HEARSAY THAT THE OTHER ACFT STOPPED ITS TAXI, THEN 'TRIED TO BEAT THE TRAIN ACROSS THE TRACK' AND LOST THE RACE. THE RPTR DOES NOT KNOW WHAT DAMAGE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN TO THE SHORTS ACFT. THE R WINGTIP LIGHT LENS COVER WAS BROKEN ON THE L-1011, THE ONLY DAMAGE. THE RPTR HAS NOT HEARD FROM THE FAA ON THIS INCIDENT.

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.