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A DH8A crew, while being directed to a gate parking spot at phl, struck another aircraft with a wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground other : parking |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4010 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 536600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft was parked at the gate under the direction of a marshal. After deplaning it was discussed that the aircraft was directed to an improper stop point which resulted in wingtip contact with the aircraft on another gate. This incident is the result of unfamiliarity with aircraft type, gate design, and lack of vigilance on the part of ground personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DH8A CREW, WHILE BEING DIRECTED TO A GATE PARKING SPOT AT PHL, STRUCK ANOTHER ACFT WITH A WINGTIP.
Narrative: ACFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A MARSHAL. AFTER DEPLANING IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE ACFT WAS DIRECTED TO AN IMPROPER STOP POINT WHICH RESULTED IN WINGTIP CONTACT WITH THE ACFT ON ANOTHER GATE. THIS INCIDENT IS THE RESULT OF UNFAMILIARITY WITH ACFT TYPE, GATE DESIGN, AND LACK OF VIGILANCE ON THE PART OF GND PERSONNEL.
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.