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Mdt air carrier aircraft while taxiing into gate at night with wing walkers and marshaller hit wingtip of parked aircraft on the left. Other aircraft not parked on line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388144 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 388144 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| 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:
Our aircraft was marshalled into gate where the left wingtip came into contact with a second aircraft in the adjacent parking area. We had both a wing walker and a lead marshaller who said the wing was clear. At no time did we get a signal to stop the taxi. The wingtip was damaged on the top 6 inches of the winglet. The cause was the failure of the wing walker to verify the aircraft's position. Our aircraft was on the gate centerline, however, the other aircraft involved was parked to the right of his centerline with no lights on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MDT ACR ACFT WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE AT NIGHT WITH WING WALKERS AND MARSHALLER HIT WINGTIP OF PARKED ACFT ON THE L. OTHER ACFT NOT PARKED ON LINE.
Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS MARSHALLED INTO GATE WHERE THE L WINGTIP CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SECOND ACFT IN THE ADJACENT PARKING AREA. WE HAD BOTH A WING WALKER AND A LEAD MARSHALLER WHO SAID THE WING WAS CLR. AT NO TIME DID WE GET A SIGNAL TO STOP THE TAXI. THE WINGTIP WAS DAMAGED ON THE TOP 6 INCHES OF THE WINGLET. THE CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE WING WALKER TO VERIFY THE ACFT'S POS. OUR ACFT WAS ON THE GATE CTRLINE, HOWEVER, THE OTHER ACFT INVOLVED WAS PARKED TO THE R OF HIS CTRLINE WITH NO LIGHTS ON.
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.