Narrative:

We pushed back normally and proceeded to de-ice our aircraft at the de-icing pad. We received clearance to taxi to the de-ice pad by ATC and we proceeded to park in one of the available spots on the pad. Please take note that there were no marshalers on the de-ice pad. Once parked I confirmed with the captain that the aircraft was configured and ready for de-ice and captain confirmed we were ready to de-ice. I contacted the de-ice truck and said 'aircraft is configured for de-ice wings; tail and fuselage; left engine running APU off and parking break is set.' at this point they proceed to de-ice normally and about 2 minutes after they began myself and the captain felt the airplane shake from left to right. I asked the captain if he felt that and he said yes and suggested it may have been de-ice fluid that entered the engine. I was not convinced and called the ice truck and asked them to check the airplane to see if we were hit by something. While we waited I asked the flight attendant if they felt anything and they also affirmed that they did feel the aircraft shake. About 3 minutes after we noticed the abnormality; the other air carrier crew got on the radio and realized that they did in fact hit our aircraft and told the de-ice truck we were hit and they had damage to their left wing and that our tail was damaged. Once we had this information the de-ice truck called us and confirmed the aircraft tail was damaged and was missing static wicks. Captain called company at this point and I coordinated with operations and ATC to return to the gate. Once we arrived at the gate we deplaned the passengers and canceled the flight. This was something that was completely out of our control. As a crew the captain and I operated according to company SOP. This accident was a result of a miscalculation on the aircraft that hit us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An EMB175 parked in a deice pad was struck by a taxiing A319's wingtip causing damage to the EMB175's horizontal stabilizer. No marshalers were available and aircraft specific parkings spots were not marked.

Narrative: We pushed back normally and proceeded to de-ice our aircraft at the de-icing pad. We received clearance to taxi to the de-ice pad by ATC and we proceeded to park in one of the available spots on the pad. Please take note that there were no marshalers on the de-ice pad. Once parked I confirmed with the Captain that the aircraft was configured and ready for de-ice and Captain confirmed we were ready to de-ice. I contacted the de-ice truck and said 'Aircraft is configured for de-ice wings; tail and fuselage; left engine running APU off and parking break is set.' At this point they proceed to de-ice normally and about 2 minutes after they began myself and the Captain felt the airplane shake from left to right. I asked the Captain if he felt that and he said yes and suggested it may have been de-ice fluid that entered the engine. I was not convinced and called the ice truck and asked them to check the airplane to see if we were hit by something. While we waited I asked the Flight Attendant if they felt anything and they also affirmed that they DID feel the aircraft shake. About 3 minutes after we noticed the abnormality; the other air carrier crew got on the radio and realized that they did in fact hit our aircraft and told the de-ice truck we were hit and they had damage to their left wing and that our tail was damaged. Once we had this information the de-ice truck called us and confirmed the aircraft tail was damaged and was missing static wicks. Captain called company at this point and I coordinated with Operations and ATC to return to the gate. Once we arrived at the gate we deplaned the passengers and canceled the flight. This was something that was completely out of our control. As a crew the Captain and I operated according to company SOP. This accident was a result of a miscalculation on the aircraft that hit us.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.