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DC8 cargo aircraft. Under marshaller guidance with wing walkers, reporter aircraft hit parked aircraft wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347314 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| 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 | DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Hercules (C-130) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 347314 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| 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:
While taxiing into cargo ramp at atl with a marshaller and 2 wing walkers, the aircraft was guided into a parked air carrier transport C130. Damage to aircraft (DC8) was on the right wingtip. Damage to the C130 was the left wingtip. Human performance: inexperience and a congested parking led to this occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC8 CARGO ACFT. UNDER MARSHALLER GUIDANCE WITH WING WALKERS, RPTR ACFT HIT PARKED ACFT WINGTIP.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO CARGO RAMP AT ATL WITH A MARSHALLER AND 2 WING WALKERS, THE ACFT WAS GUIDED INTO A PARKED ACR TRANSPORT C130. DAMAGE TO ACFT (DC8) WAS ON THE R WINGTIP. DAMAGE TO THE C130 WAS THE L WINGTIP. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: INEXPERIENCE AND A CONGESTED PARKING LED TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
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.