Wing tip of light transport hit fence while aircraft departing ramp.

Attributes
ACN	185661
Time
Date	199108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	185661
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	186433
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa 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:

During taxi out of gate area with the left engine shut down, we were turning to the right to avoid a 6 ft fence. The aircraft's left wing touched the top of the fence, then the taxi director gave the 'stop' signal. We immediately stopped. The left engine was then started. Following the taxi director's signals, we then taxied further to the right and cleared the fence. We stopped the aircraft then and turned on the 'strobe lights'. Since they are located at the tip of the wing, and were flashing, the captain determined there was no damage to the wing and we resumed our taxi for takeoff to apf (naples, fl). Upon arrival and post-flight at apf, a small part of the left wing tip 'strobe light' was found to be slightly bent down, but the light still worked. How problem arose: thunderstorm approaching airport, last flight of day for crew, left engine stopped for passenger deplaning and not started for taxiing out (tight right turn to avoid a 6 ft fence), ground taxi director not giving 'stop' signal until aircraft wing touched fence. Corrective actions: use both engines for taxiing, especially in tight parking areas, greater awareness of the ground taxi director. When aircraft wing was approaching the fence, the 'stop' signal should have been given, tow bar attached and have tug pull aircraft away from fence. Had a little more judgement and better decisions been made by the captain and the taxi director, this report would not be necessary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WING TIP OF LTT HIT FENCE WHILE ACFT DEPARTING RAMP.

Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT OF GATE AREA WITH THE L ENG SHUT DOWN, WE WERE TURNING TO THE R TO AVOID A 6 FT FENCE. THE ACFT'S L WING TOUCHED THE TOP OF THE FENCE, THEN THE TAXI DIRECTOR GAVE THE 'STOP' SIGNAL. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE L ENG WAS THEN STARTED. FOLLOWING THE TAXI DIRECTOR'S SIGNALS, WE THEN TAXIED FURTHER TO THE R AND CLRED THE FENCE. WE STOPPED THE ACFT THEN AND TURNED ON THE 'STROBE LIGHTS'. SINCE THEY ARE LOCATED AT THE TIP OF THE WING, AND WERE FLASHING, THE CAPT DETERMINED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE WING AND WE RESUMED OUR TAXI FOR TKOF TO APF (NAPLES, FL). UPON ARR AND POST-FLT AT APF, A SMALL PART OF THE L WING TIP 'STROBE LIGHT' WAS FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT DOWN, BUT THE LIGHT STILL WORKED. HOW PROBLEM AROSE: TSTM APCHING ARPT, LAST FLT OF DAY FOR CREW, L ENG STOPPED FOR PAX DEPLANING AND NOT STARTED FOR TAXIING OUT (TIGHT R TURN TO AVOID A 6 FT FENCE), GND TAXI DIRECTOR NOT GIVING 'STOP' SIGNAL UNTIL ACFT WING TOUCHED FENCE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: USE BOTH ENGS FOR TAXIING, ESPECIALLY IN TIGHT PARKING AREAS, GREATER AWARENESS OF THE GND TAXI DIRECTOR. WHEN ACFT WING WAS APCHING THE FENCE, THE 'STOP' SIGNAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN, TOW BAR ATTACHED AND HAVE TUG PULL ACFT AWAY FROM FENCE. HAD A LITTLE MORE JUDGEMENT AND BETTER DECISIONS BEEN MADE BY THE CAPT AND THE TAXI DIRECTOR, THIS RPT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.

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.