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A gulfstream 5 flight crew while being marshaled into parking hits a parked aircraft tailcone with their left wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586525 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vny.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 586525 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| 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:
Upon taxiing onto a dark ramp with 1 marshaler provided by the FBO our left winglet struck the tailcone of a parked aircraft. Upon reflection we should have said 'no' and refused to attempt to pass through the narrow spot even though adequate clearance existed upon post contact investigation. It was too close to ensure positive clearance from the cockpit and more marshalers needed to be utilized. An alarming statement by the marshaler was that he was attempting to pass our winglet 'under' the tailcone and I have always believed that lateral clearance was the best way to ensure no contact.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GULFSTREAM 5 FLT CREW WHILE BEING MARSHALED INTO PARKING HITS A PARKED ACFT TAILCONE WITH THEIR L WING.
Narrative: UPON TAXIING ONTO A DARK RAMP WITH 1 MARSHALER PROVIDED BY THE FBO OUR L WINGLET STRUCK THE TAILCONE OF A PARKED ACFT. UPON REFLECTION WE SHOULD HAVE SAID 'NO' AND REFUSED TO ATTEMPT TO PASS THROUGH THE NARROW SPOT EVEN THOUGH ADEQUATE CLRNC EXISTED UPON POST CONTACT INVESTIGATION. IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO ENSURE POSITIVE CLRNC FROM THE COCKPIT AND MORE MARSHALERS NEEDED TO BE UTILIZED. AN ALARMING STATEMENT BY THE MARSHALER WAS THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS OUR WINGLET 'UNDER' THE TAILCONE AND I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT LATERAL CLRNC WAS THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE NO CONTACT.
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.