A taxiing DH8 hits its wingtip against another parked DH8. Crew had stopped but marshaller gave a come ahead after a quick check of wingtip clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	414325
Time
Date	199808
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
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	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	414325
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We (captain and I, first officer) were not in ATC contact, ramp or ground at clt. We were parked on the ramp on the left side of another DHC8 of another commuter airline. The other aircraft was parked with no one visible on board. We were starting our taxi under the marshaller's control. We were making a tight right turn. I cleared my side and captain began the turn. As I noticed the close proximity of our nose and the left wingtip of the other aircraft, I notified the captain and he stopped the turn. We both pointed toward the wingtips of the 2 aircraft to the marshaller. The marshaller walked back, took a look, indicated by showing space of approximately 2 ft and motioned us to continue the turn. We started the turn and the wingtips touched. There was no damage to our aircraft, maintenance inspected and signed off for flight. The other aircraft had small chip on aileron portion, maintenance inspected and signed off for flight. I believe combination of not enough ramp space, tight parking and not enough marshallers and ramp agents led to this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TAXIING DH8 HITS ITS WINGTIP AGAINST ANOTHER PARKED DH8. CREW HAD STOPPED BUT MARSHALLER GAVE A COME AHEAD AFTER A QUICK CHK OF WINGTIP CLRNC.

Narrative: WE (CAPT AND I, FO) WERE NOT IN ATC CONTACT, RAMP OR GND AT CLT. WE WERE PARKED ON THE RAMP ON THE L SIDE OF ANOTHER DHC8 OF ANOTHER COMMUTER AIRLINE. THE OTHER ACFT WAS PARKED WITH NO ONE VISIBLE ON BOARD. WE WERE STARTING OUR TAXI UNDER THE MARSHALLER'S CTL. WE WERE MAKING A TIGHT R TURN. I CLRED MY SIDE AND CAPT BEGAN THE TURN. AS I NOTICED THE CLOSE PROX OF OUR NOSE AND THE L WINGTIP OF THE OTHER ACFT, I NOTIFIED THE CAPT AND HE STOPPED THE TURN. WE BOTH POINTED TOWARD THE WINGTIPS OF THE 2 ACFT TO THE MARSHALLER. THE MARSHALLER WALKED BACK, TOOK A LOOK, INDICATED BY SHOWING SPACE OF APPROX 2 FT AND MOTIONED US TO CONTINUE THE TURN. WE STARTED THE TURN AND THE WINGTIPS TOUCHED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO OUR ACFT, MAINT INSPECTED AND SIGNED OFF FOR FLT. THE OTHER ACFT HAD SMALL CHIP ON AILERON PORTION, MAINT INSPECTED AND SIGNED OFF FOR FLT. I BELIEVE COMBINATION OF NOT ENOUGH RAMP SPACE, TIGHT PARKING AND NOT ENOUGH MARSHALLERS AND RAMP AGENTS LED TO 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.