Taxi incident. Ground collision between mdt and baggage cart.

Attributes
ACN	140894
Time
Date	199003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	140894
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ramp agents direct our taxiing in and out of parking spaces. Ramper was standing ahead and to left side of aircraft, directing us forward approximately 2'. He then signaled a right turn, and as I turned aircraft we felt a bump. I shut engines down and went out to investigate. A baggage cart which had been left behind the aircraft was hit by our tailskid as we swung aircraft to the right. The tailskid was only slightly dented as my taxi speed was dead slow. I had maintenance check tailskid structure. Tailskid on mdt is fixed and consists of a steel box-like structure with a fiberglass fairing. Fairing was scratched, dented and slightly cracked but skid structure was ok and aircraft structure was ok (I had them inspect aircraft tail section for damage as well). Tailskid is deferrable item, so tailskid was deferred and we departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI INCIDENT. GND COLLISION BETWEEN MDT AND BAGGAGE CART.

Narrative: RAMP AGENTS DIRECT OUR TAXIING IN AND OUT OF PARKING SPACES. RAMPER WAS STANDING AHEAD AND TO L SIDE OF ACFT, DIRECTING US FORWARD APPROX 2'. HE THEN SIGNALED A R TURN, AND AS I TURNED ACFT WE FELT A BUMP. I SHUT ENGS DOWN AND WENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE. A BAGGAGE CART WHICH HAD BEEN LEFT BEHIND THE ACFT WAS HIT BY OUR TAILSKID AS WE SWUNG ACFT TO THE R. THE TAILSKID WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY DENTED AS MY TAXI SPD WAS DEAD SLOW. I HAD MAINT CHK TAILSKID STRUCTURE. TAILSKID ON MDT IS FIXED AND CONSISTS OF A STEEL BOX-LIKE STRUCTURE WITH A FIBERGLASS FAIRING. FAIRING WAS SCRATCHED, DENTED AND SLIGHTLY CRACKED BUT SKID STRUCTURE WAS OK AND ACFT STRUCTURE WAS OK (I HAD THEM INSPECT ACFT TAIL SECTION FOR DAMAGE AS WELL). TAILSKID IS DEFERRABLE ITEM, SO TAILSKID WAS DEFERRED AND WE DEPARTED.

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.