A DHC8 on pushback had its tail driven into the tail of another dash 8 parked at the ramp at phx, az...

Attributes
ACN	527152
Time
Date	200110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
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 : 70 flight time total : 3325 flight time type : 320
ASRS Report	527152
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : gnd 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

During pushback from the gate, the ramp agent driving the tug failed to see the wing walker's signal to stop. The tail of our aircraft struck the tail of a parked (empty) aircraft. Had the tug driver been vigilant in monitoring the signal's of the wing walker, the incident would have been avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC8 ON PUSHBACK HAD ITS TAIL DRIVEN INTO THE TAIL OF ANOTHER DASH 8 PARKED AT THE RAMP AT PHX, AZ.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE, THE RAMP AGENT DRIVING THE TUG FAILED TO SEE THE WING WALKER'S SIGNAL TO STOP. THE TAIL OF OUR ACFT STRUCK THE TAIL OF A PARKED (EMPTY) ACFT. HAD THE TUG DRIVER BEEN VIGILANT IN MONITORING THE SIGNAL'S OF THE WING WALKER, THE INCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.