BE99 crew hit an MD80 departing the gate at ewr.

Attributes
ACN	476901
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech F90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : departing gate
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 168 flight time total : 2778 flight time type : 371
ASRS Report	476901
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On jun/xa/00 at XA00, we boarded up our passenger and began to taxi to the runway from our gate. As we left our gate, in order to taxi to the runway, we had to go in between an air carrier Y (an MD80) which was at the gate parked, and one of our planes (a beechcraft 1900D). As we were making our way in between the 2 airplanes, we had a wing walker to the left of us and to the right of us. The wingtip of our airplane started to get very close to the MD80 even though the wing walker told us to continue. At this time I told the captain that it was too close and that he should stop. After me telling the captain to stop 6 times, he finally slammed on the brakes and our aircraft lunged forward hitting the MD80, even though the wing walker didn't help us. He never cleared our wing. Our wingtip became lodged underneath the MD80's wing. After deplaning our 17 passenger, we took a look at our airplane to notice that there was not much damage. The MD80 wasn't damaged that much either. We broke the strobe light that was all. This event could have been avoided if the wing walker did his job, but also if the captain listened to me from the beginning. Parking airplanes close is a normal occurrence in newark. It is always tight on space. We always have to have wing walkers. I believe that they should change their operation down there, so this won't need to happen again. Every time our airplanes taxi out of the tight space they always take the chance of hitting another airplane. This shouldn't be.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE99 CREW HIT AN MD80 DEPARTING THE GATE AT EWR.

Narrative: ON JUN/XA/00 AT XA00, WE BOARDED UP OUR PAX AND BEGAN TO TAXI TO THE RWY FROM OUR GATE. AS WE LEFT OUR GATE, IN ORDER TO TAXI TO THE RWY, WE HAD TO GO IN BTWN AN ACR Y (AN MD80) WHICH WAS AT THE GATE PARKED, AND ONE OF OUR PLANES (A BEECHCRAFT 1900D). AS WE WERE MAKING OUR WAY IN BTWN THE 2 AIRPLANES, WE HAD A WING WALKER TO THE L OF US AND TO THE R OF US. THE WINGTIP OF OUR AIRPLANE STARTED TO GET VERY CLOSE TO THE MD80 EVEN THOUGH THE WING WALKER TOLD US TO CONTINUE. AT THIS TIME I TOLD THE CAPT THAT IT WAS TOO CLOSE AND THAT HE SHOULD STOP. AFTER ME TELLING THE CAPT TO STOP 6 TIMES, HE FINALLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND OUR ACFT LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE MD80, EVEN THOUGH THE WING WALKER DIDN'T HELP US. HE NEVER CLRED OUR WING. OUR WINGTIP BECAME LODGED UNDERNEATH THE MD80'S WING. AFTER DEPLANING OUR 17 PAX, WE TOOK A LOOK AT OUR AIRPLANE TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NOT MUCH DAMAGE. THE MD80 WASN'T DAMAGED THAT MUCH EITHER. WE BROKE THE STROBE LIGHT THAT WAS ALL. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE WING WALKER DID HIS JOB, BUT ALSO IF THE CAPT LISTENED TO ME FROM THE BEGINNING. PARKING AIRPLANES CLOSE IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE IN NEWARK. IT IS ALWAYS TIGHT ON SPACE. WE ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE WING WALKERS. I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD CHANGE THEIR OP DOWN THERE, SO THIS WON'T NEED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. EVERY TIME OUR AIRPLANES TAXI OUT OF THE TIGHT SPACE THEY ALWAYS TAKE THE CHANCE OF HITTING ANOTHER AIRPLANE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE.

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.