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A DC9 captain, taxiing into a tight parking spot with the assistance of 3 marshallers, struck the nose of a parked B727.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 452312 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| 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 : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6120 flight time type : 847 |
| ASRS Report | 452312 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During taxi into parking on company ramp, while being marshalled by ground crew, our aircraft wingtip struck the nose of a parked aircraft. 3 ground marshallers were utilized -- 1 lead and 2 wingwalkers. Parking was tight due to high aircraft volume on the ramp at the time. Next time when this situation arises the aircraft should be towed to parking instead of under its own power.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 CAPT, TAXIING INTO A TIGHT PARKING SPOT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 3 MARSHALLERS, STRUCK THE NOSE OF A PARKED B727.
Narrative: DURING TAXI INTO PARKING ON COMPANY RAMP, WHILE BEING MARSHALLED BY GND CREW, OUR ACFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE NOSE OF A PARKED ACFT. 3 GND MARSHALLERS WERE UTILIZED -- 1 LEAD AND 2 WINGWALKERS. PARKING WAS TIGHT DUE TO HIGH ACFT VOLUME ON THE RAMP AT THE TIME. NEXT TIME WHEN THIS SIT ARISES THE ACFT SHOULD BE TOWED TO PARKING INSTEAD OF UNDER ITS OWN PWR.
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.