Air carrier medium large transport aircraft collided with servicing truck during taxi to gate parkin...

Attributes
ACN	205116
Time
Date	199203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15300 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	205116
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	205477
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence 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 in to gate in clt after receiving taxi clearance from ramp control, aircraft was on yellow taxi line, mechanic was signaling us in to gate. Ramp agent on left side gave stop signal. Aircraft was stopped and I set parking brakes. Agent and mechanic went over to left side of aircraft to check left wingtip clearance between wingtip and a catering truck. Both the agent and mechanic gave a thumbs up all clear sign. Mechanic then signaled to resume taxi to gate. Approximately 3 ft from gate, left wingtip struck catering truck. Damage was minimal and was written up in aircraft logbook. Contributing factors were a rainstorm had just started, mechanic did not have rain gear on, gate X and Y are at odd angles to each other which creates confusion and congestion. Catering truck was manned and trying to get into gate Y. I believe they thought that once our aircraft was stopped short of gate that we were already at the gate and parked, and they were free to move truck. I believe that they started to move truck the same time we resumed our taxi into the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ACFT COLLIDED WITH SVCING TRUCK DURING TAXI TO GATE PARKING.

Narrative: DURING TAXI IN TO GATE IN CLT AFTER RECEIVING TAXI CLRNC FROM RAMP CTL, ACFT WAS ON YELLOW TAXI LINE, MECH WAS SIGNALING US IN TO GATE. RAMP AGENT ON L SIDE GAVE STOP SIGNAL. ACFT WAS STOPPED AND I SET PARKING BRAKES. AGENT AND MECH WENT OVER TO L SIDE OF ACFT TO CHK L WINGTIP CLRNC BTWN WINGTIP AND A CATERING TRUCK. BOTH THE AGENT AND MECH GAVE A THUMBS UP ALL CLR SIGN. MECH THEN SIGNALED TO RESUME TAXI TO GATE. APPROX 3 FT FROM GATE, L WINGTIP STRUCK CATERING TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL AND WAS WRITTEN UP IN ACFT LOGBOOK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A RAINSTORM HAD JUST STARTED, MECH DID NOT HAVE RAIN GEAR ON, GATE X AND Y ARE AT ODD ANGLES TO EACH OTHER WHICH CREATES CONFUSION AND CONGESTION. CATERING TRUCK WAS MANNED AND TRYING TO GET INTO GATE Y. I BELIEVE THEY THOUGHT THAT ONCE OUR ACFT WAS STOPPED SHORT OF GATE THAT WE WERE ALREADY AT THE GATE AND PARKED, AND THEY WERE FREE TO MOVE TRUCK. I BELIEVE THAT THEY STARTED TO MOVE TRUCK THE SAME TIME WE RESUMED OUR TAXI INTO THE GATE.

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 medium large transport aircraft collided with servicing truck during taxi to gate parking.