Twin otter wingtip hit tail of parked aircraft during parking.

Attributes
ACN	307851
Time
Date	199506
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcn
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Twin Otter DHC-6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 290 flight time total : 9380 flight time type : 710
ASRS Report	307851
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing to parking, between 2 rows of aircraft, the right wingtip of my aircraft struck the rudder of another parked aircraft. One taxi marshal was positioned ahead and to the left of the taxiing aircraft. Contributing factors to incident: markings in ramp area not conducive to safety with mixed aircraft types. Not parked far enough forward to allow sufficient clearance for dhc-6 aircraft to pass. Insufficient number of personnel to properly marshal aircraft to parking. Lack of vigilance on the part of flight crew in (air carrier X).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWIN OTTER WINGTIP HIT TAIL OF PARKED ACFT DURING PARKING.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING, BTWN 2 ROWS OF ACFT, THE R WINGTIP OF MY ACFT STRUCK THE RUDDER OF ANOTHER PARKED ACFT. ONE TAXI MARSHAL WAS POSITIONED AHEAD AND TO THE L OF THE TAXIING ACFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO INCIDENT: MARKINGS IN RAMP AREA NOT CONDUCIVE TO SAFETY WITH MIXED ACFT TYPES. NOT PARKED FAR ENOUGH FORWARD TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT CLRNC FOR DHC-6 ACFT TO PASS. INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PERSONNEL TO PROPERLY MARSHAL ACFT TO PARKING. LACK OF VIGILANCE ON THE PART OF FLC IN (ACR X).

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.