During push back left wing tip of B737 contacts right wing tip of aircraft parked on adjoining gate.

Attributes
ACN	736470
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5030
ASRS Report	736470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Upon commencement of pushback by ground crew; the left wing collided with the right wing of the parked aircraft on the gate next to us. After collision; stayed in place for a station damage assessment. Dispatch was then called to inform them of the collision. Then was contacted by tug driver to set parking brake. Ground personnel assessment no fuel was leaking from either aircraft and then we were told to pull circuit breakers for navigation lights. Once that was accomplished; tug driver instructed us to release brakes and we were towed back to gate. Once back at gate; injury assessment was made and no passenger or flight crew members were injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING PUSH BACK LEFT WING TIP OF B737 CONTACTS RIGHT WING TIP OF ACFT PARKED ON ADJOINING GATE.

Narrative: UPON COMMENCEMENT OF PUSHBACK BY GND CREW; THE L WING COLLIDED WITH THE R WING OF THE PARKED ACFT ON THE GATE NEXT TO US. AFTER COLLISION; STAYED IN PLACE FOR A STATION DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. DISPATCH WAS THEN CALLED TO INFORM THEM OF THE COLLISION. THEN WAS CONTACTED BY TUG DRIVER TO SET PARKING BRAKE. GND PERSONNEL ASSESSMENT NO FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM EITHER ACFT AND THEN WE WERE TOLD TO PULL CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR NAV LIGHTS. ONCE THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED; TUG DRIVER INSTRUCTED US TO RELEASE BRAKES AND WE WERE TOWED BACK TO GATE. ONCE BACK AT GATE; INJURY ASSESSMENT WAS MADE AND NO PAX OR FLT CREW MEMBERS WERE INJURED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.