What happened
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Asaa flight #778,a B737-900, traveling from sea, landed at iah just after midnight on June 10,2019. They were cleared to park at gate A24. They made a right turn into the ramp and struck an envoy Embraer 175(N259NN) while attempting to taxi in between parked aircraft on parking pad 4 and taxiway rc. The ramp area including parking pad 4 and taxiway rc is unlit and uncontrolled. Asaa struck the right horizontal stabilizer of the parked Embraer 175 with their left winglet. Crew familiarity with the taxiways and ramp areas in iah was limited. No injuries reported.
Investigating inspector recommends improving lighting and markings in the referenced ramp area (pad 4) at iah, as it is unlit and has numerous overnight parked aircraft.
Submitted 7/11/19 due to atqa unavailability from 7/6/19 to 7/9/19. Amended on 7-23-2019.
As the FAA filed it
ASAA FLIGHT #778,A B737-900, TRAVELING FROM SEA, LANDED AT IAH JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON JUNE 10,2019. THEY WERE CLEARED TO PARK AT GATE A24. THEY MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE RAMP AND STRUCK AN ENVOY EMBRAER 175(N259NN) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI IN BETWEEN PARKED AIRCRAFT ON PARKING PAD 4 AND TAXIWAY RC. THE RAMP AREA INCLUDING PARKING PAD 4 AND TAXIWAY RC IS UNLIT AND UNCONTROLLED. ASAA STRUCK THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE PARKED EMBRAER 175 WITH THEIR LEFT WINGLET. CREW FAMILIARITY WITH THE TAXIWAYS AND RAMP AREAS IN IAH WAS LIMITED. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR RECOMMENDS IMPROVING LIGHTING AND MARKINGS IN THE REFERENCED RAMP AREA (PAD 4) AT IAH, AS IT IS UNLIT AND HAS NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT PARKED AIRCRAFT.
SUBMITTED 7/11/19 DUE TO ATQA UNAVAILABILITY FROM 7/6/19 TO 7/9/19. AMENDED ON 7-23-2019.