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Wing tip of air carrier medium large transport hit baggage tub as the aircraft was turning into the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 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 pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5876 |
| ASRS Report | 179125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| 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:
Flight taxiing into gate at pit, just prior to making left turn into gate. Aircraft was on and following yellow taxi line. Line of baggage tugs was parked off to the right behind yellow taxi edge line. First officer and I both saw the tugs behind the line and thought we were clear. As the aircraft began left turn into gate, nose on yellow lead-in line, right wing tip struck baggage tug. Tugs were parked too far out along taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WING TIP OF ACR MLG HIT BAGGAGE TUB AS THE ACFT WAS TURNING INTO THE GATE.
Narrative: FLT TAXIING INTO GATE AT PIT, JUST PRIOR TO MAKING LEFT TURN INTO GATE. ACFT WAS ON AND FOLLOWING YELLOW TAXI LINE. LINE OF BAGGAGE TUGS WAS PARKED OFF TO THE RIGHT BEHIND YELLOW TAXI EDGE LINE. F/O AND I BOTH SAW THE TUGS BEHIND THE LINE AND THOUGHT WE WERE CLR. AS THE ACFT BEGAN LEFT TURN INTO GATE, NOSE ON YELLOW LEAD-IN LINE, RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK BAGGAGE TUG. TUGS WERE PARKED TOO FAR OUT ALONG TXWY.
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.