Wing of mdt type high wing air carrier aircraft hit pole during parking procedure.

Attributes
ACN	142786
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	142786
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I turned left off runway 35 onto taxiway 'U'. Taxied a short distance to ramp/parking area. Turned into parking area next to another aircraft then turned left to taxi perpendicular to parking 'T'. As I turned left to approach parking 'T' I asked my first officer to 'watch my wing'. We rolled a few ft (5-10) when first officer said 'no'. As I stepped on the brakes my right wing hit a light pole approximately 18' inboard of the wingtip. There are no taxi clearance 'yellow' lines in this ramp area. The pilots of this airline have asked but not received an answer to this request. That notwithstanding, this incident is my fault. I should not have attempted to turn left into a parking spot. The right wing is not readily visible from the left seat. By leaning well forward the captain can see the wingtip but the angle is such that depth perception is poor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WING OF MDT TYPE HIGH WING ACR ACFT HIT POLE DURING PARKING PROC.

Narrative: I TURNED L OFF RWY 35 ONTO TXWY 'U'. TAXIED A SHORT DISTANCE TO RAMP/PARKING AREA. TURNED INTO PARKING AREA NEXT TO ANOTHER ACFT THEN TURNED L TO TAXI PERPENDICULAR TO PARKING 'T'. AS I TURNED L TO APCH PARKING 'T' I ASKED MY F/O TO 'WATCH MY WING'. WE ROLLED A FEW FT (5-10) WHEN F/O SAID 'NO'. AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES MY R WING HIT A LIGHT POLE APPROX 18' INBOARD OF THE WINGTIP. THERE ARE NO TAXI CLRNC 'YELLOW' LINES IN THIS RAMP AREA. THE PLTS OF THIS AIRLINE HAVE ASKED BUT NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER TO THIS REQUEST. THAT NOTWITHSTANDING, THIS INCIDENT IS MY FAULT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TURN L INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE R WING IS NOT READILY VISIBLE FROM THE L SEAT. BY LEANING WELL FORWARD THE CAPT CAN SEE THE WINGTIP BUT THE ANGLE IS SUCH THAT DEPTH PERCEPTION IS POOR.

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.