Super 80 crew concerned over taxi and ramp proximity issues at abq.

Attributes
ACN	453470
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	453470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Company
Primary Problem	Company
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : abq.airport

Narrative:

While approaching gate xa in abq, I found an aircraft parked directly behind gate xa and one parked on gate xb. There is little maneuvering space and little room for error. Discussing this with the station manager, I found this had been done for 2 yrs. The potential is very great to damage an aircraft. If this is the only place to park the overnight aircraft, then the arriving aircraft should be towed in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUPER 80 CREW CONCERNED OVER TAXI AND RAMP PROX ISSUES AT ABQ.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING GATE XA IN ABQ, I FOUND AN ACFT PARKED DIRECTLY BEHIND GATE XA AND ONE PARKED ON GATE XB. THERE IS LITTLE MANEUVERING SPACE AND LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR. DISCUSSING THIS WITH THE STATION MGR, I FOUND THIS HAD BEEN DONE FOR 2 YRS. THE POTENTIAL IS VERY GREAT TO DAMAGE AN ACFT. IF THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE TO PARK THE OVERNIGHT ACFT, THEN THE ARRIVING ACFT SHOULD BE TOWED IN.

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.