Air carrier large transport hit a light pole while taxiing to the gate at aus under signal man's dir...

Attributes
ACN	168929
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
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	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	168929
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	169038
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Upon arrival in aus after a divert from iah for WX, the aircraft was taxied to the south ramp for parking to wait for a gate along with numerous other aircraft. The marshaller was on the lead in line at the 2 O'clock position. A wing-walker was at the 10 O'clock position in clear view of the left wing area. We noticed the close proximity of a light pole on the left side of the parking area. The aircraft was brought to a complete stop. After a thumbs-up (all clear) signal from the wing-walker, the marshaller gave us the 'come ahead' signal. Shortly after resuming the taxi, we noted an emergency stop signal from the wing-walker, immediately followed by another emergency stop by the marshaller. The left wing tip of the aircraft had grazed a free-standing light pole damaging the left outboard leading edge slightly (1 3/4' X 10'). Company was notified and maintenance was called. The aus ramp area where we parked was, I believe, improperly marked. The light pole was way too close to the parking area. This whole parking are is set up for problems. If they can't change more incidents will occur.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT HIT A LIGHT POLE WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE AT AUS UNDER SIGNAL MAN'S DIRECTIONS.

Narrative: UPON ARR IN AUS AFTER A DIVERT FROM IAH FOR WX, THE ACFT WAS TAXIED TO THE S RAMP FOR PARKING TO WAIT FOR A GATE ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ACFT. THE MARSHALLER WAS ON THE LEAD IN LINE AT THE 2 O'CLOCK POS. A WING-WALKER WAS AT THE 10 O'CLOCK POS IN CLR VIEW OF THE LEFT WING AREA. WE NOTICED THE CLOSE PROX OF A LIGHT POLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PARKING AREA. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER A THUMBS-UP (ALL CLR) SIGNAL FROM THE WING-WALKER, THE MARSHALLER GAVE US THE 'COME AHEAD' SIGNAL. SHORTLY AFTER RESUMING THE TAXI, WE NOTED AN EMER STOP SIGNAL FROM THE WING-WALKER, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER EMER STOP BY THE MARSHALLER. THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE ACFT HAD GRAZED A FREE-STANDING LIGHT POLE DAMAGING THE LEFT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLIGHTLY (1 3/4' X 10'). COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND MAINT WAS CALLED. THE AUS RAMP AREA WHERE WE PARKED WAS, I BELIEVE, IMPROPERLY MARKED. THE LIGHT POLE WAS WAY TOO CLOSE TO THE PARKING AREA. THIS WHOLE PARKING ARE IS SET UP FOR PROBS. IF THEY CAN'T CHANGE MORE INCIDENTS WILL OCCUR.

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.

Air carrier large transport hit a light pole while taxiing to the gate at aus under signal man's directions.