<< >> NASA ASRS Report 423077, December 1998

A DH8 on taxi out from the gate with guidance struck a parked DH8 incurring damage to both aircraft. Taxiing aircraft had wingtip damage and parked aircraft had rudder damage.

Attributes
ACN	423077
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	423077
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	423234
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Taxiing out, dark, wet and recently deiced (some fluid on windshield further restricting visibility), had to make a turn to move through a tight gap between 2 aircraft. Contact made between our wingtip and parked aircraft's rudder. Construction at airport for a new car park has meant reduced ramp space for commuters parking. Airport authority/authorized have not allocated sufficient space for the number of aircraft that overnight. WX conditions: dark, raining and deicing in effect. Captain unable to see properly in these conditions. Judgement error on marshaller's part. He was signaling to taxi forward, and was off to the left watching the wingtip. As first officer, I was watching the starboard wingtip (for the D328) and do not know if a separate person was watching the left wingtip other than marshaller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DH8 ON TAXI OUT FROM THE GATE WITH GUIDANCE STRUCK A PARKED DH8 INCURRING DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT. TAXIING ACFT HAD WINGTIP DAMAGE AND PARKED ACFT HAD RUDDER DAMAGE.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT, DARK, WET AND RECENTLY DEICED (SOME FLUID ON WINDSHIELD FURTHER RESTRICTING VISIBILITY), HAD TO MAKE A TURN TO MOVE THROUGH A TIGHT GAP BTWN 2 ACFT. CONTACT MADE BTWN OUR WINGTIP AND PARKED ACFT'S RUDDER. CONSTRUCTION AT ARPT FOR A NEW CAR PARK HAS MEANT REDUCED RAMP SPACE FOR COMMUTERS PARKING. ARPT AUTH HAVE NOT ALLOCATED SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR THE NUMBER OF ACFT THAT OVERNIGHT. WX CONDITIONS: DARK, RAINING AND DEICING IN EFFECT. CAPT UNABLE TO SEE PROPERLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. JUDGEMENT ERROR ON MARSHALLER'S PART. HE WAS SIGNALING TO TAXI FORWARD, AND WAS OFF TO THE L WATCHING THE WINGTIP. AS FO, I WAS WATCHING THE STARBOARD WINGTIP (FOR THE D328) AND DO NOT KNOW IF A SEPARATE PERSON WAS WATCHING THE L WINGTIP OTHER THAN MARSHALLER.

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.