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Flight crew of DC9 is pushed back and begins taxi. They hear a noise and feel a slight bump. Maintenance is called and informs the flight crew that their horizontal stabilizer has hit the horizontal stabilizer of a parked company DC9.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 392040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Pushback from gate was normal. The ground crew disconnected the tug and we exchanged all clear signals (thumbs up). After receiving taxi clearance from ATC, I began to taxi with a right turn. I heard an unusual noise, felt a slight bump and immediately stopped the aircraft. Maintenance was called to our aircraft. They reported that our horizontal stabilizer had contacted the horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft parked next to us. We were marshalled back to the gate and canceled trip. Perhaps pushbacks need to be positioned so no turn needed. Just taxi straight, after push perhaps, a definite line or distance marker or spot to assure clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF DC9 IS PUSHED BACK AND BEGINS TAXI. THEY HEAR A NOISE AND FEEL A SLIGHT BUMP. MAINT IS CALLED AND INFORMS THE FLC THAT THEIR HORIZ STABILIZER HAS HIT THE HORIZ STABILIZER OF A PARKED COMPANY DC9.
Narrative: PUSHBACK FROM GATE WAS NORMAL. THE GND CREW DISCONNECTED THE TUG AND WE EXCHANGED ALL CLR SIGNALS (THUMBS UP). AFTER RECEIVING TAXI CLRNC FROM ATC, I BEGAN TO TAXI WITH A R TURN. I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE, FELT A SLIGHT BUMP AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT. MAINT WAS CALLED TO OUR ACFT. THEY RPTED THAT OUR HORIZ STABILIZER HAD CONTACTED THE HORIZ STABILIZER OF THE ACFT PARKED NEXT TO US. WE WERE MARSHALLED BACK TO THE GATE AND CANCELED TRIP. PERHAPS PUSHBACKS NEED TO BE POSITIONED SO NO TURN NEEDED. JUST TAXI STRAIGHT, AFTER PUSH PERHAPS, A DEFINITE LINE OR DISTANCE MARKER OR SPOT TO ASSURE CLRNC.
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.