Air carrier medium large transport wing tip strike on jetway during departure.

Attributes
ACN	167054
Time
Date	199012
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bis
State Reference	ND
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 Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	167054
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing away from jetway in bis, the left wing tip strobe lens struck the jetway. From my perspective, the copilot and I had completed the after start checklist and I signaled the ground lead out person, by turning on nose wheel taxi light, that I was ready for taxi. The lead ground person indicated by moving his orange colored wands in a forward motion to begin movement of the aircraft. We made an immediate right turn and proceeded to runway 13. While taxiing, the ground controller said to contact the company. They informed us we had struck the jetway with the left wing tip. We taxied back to the gate and investigated. The contributing factors were: 1) the on-time departure pressure, 2) the noncompliance with established safety procedures, and 3) ensuring jetway was behind yellow line before aircraft movement. The lead ground person has over 25 yrs experience at his job. As a PIC, I felt there was nothing more I could have done to prevent this incident, as I have to depend on the ground personnel to ensure proper clearance of the jetway. The damage was limited to the lens that covers the strobe on the left wing tip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG WING TIP STRIKE ON JETWAY DURING DEP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING AWAY FROM JETWAY IN BIS, THE LEFT WING TIP STROBE LENS STRUCK THE JETWAY. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, THE COPLT AND I HAD COMPLETED THE AFTER START CHKLIST AND I SIGNALED THE GND LEAD OUT PERSON, BY TURNING ON NOSE WHEEL TAXI LIGHT, THAT I WAS READY FOR TAXI. THE LEAD GND PERSON INDICATED BY MOVING HIS ORANGE COLORED WANDS IN A FORWARD MOTION TO BEGIN MOVEMENT OF THE ACFT. WE MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN AND PROCEEDED TO RWY 13. WHILE TAXIING, THE GND CTLR SAID TO CONTACT THE COMPANY. THEY INFORMED US WE HAD STRUCK THE JETWAY WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND INVESTIGATED. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1) THE ON-TIME DEP PRESSURE, 2) THE NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ESTABLISHED SAFETY PROCS, AND 3) ENSURING JETWAY WAS BEHIND YELLOW LINE BEFORE ACFT MOVEMENT. THE LEAD GND PERSON HAS OVER 25 YRS EXPERIENCE AT HIS JOB. AS A PIC, I FELT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE I COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT, AS I HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE GND PERSONNEL TO ENSURE PROPER CLRNC OF THE JETWAY. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LENS THAT COVERS THE STROBE ON THE LEFT WING TIP.

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.