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Captain of commuter turboprop hits wingtip on truck while being marshalled into gate at fwa ramp. Only damage was to navigation light cover.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 205250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fwa |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 205250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Taxiing into the gate at fwa the left wing tip lightly bumped a service truck that was parked. Only the navigation light lens cover was damaged (cracked). The captain was taxiing and a marshaller was guiding us into the gate. The captain assigned me to monitor the marshaller and tell him (the captain) if a stop signal was given. The captain watched his left wing and misjudged the distance between the wing and the truck. No stop signal was issued by the marshaller. In fact, the marshaller didn't even realize the wing struck the truck. Good CRM was being utilized. Improper signals from the marshaller was a big contributing factor as judging wing tip clearance from the cockpit can be difficult.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF COMMUTER TURBOPROP HITS WINGTIP ON TRUCK WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO GATE AT FWA RAMP. ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO NAV LIGHT COVER.
Narrative: TAXIING INTO THE GATE AT FWA THE L WING TIP LIGHTLY BUMPED A SVC TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED. ONLY THE NAV LIGHT LENS COVER WAS DAMAGED (CRACKED). THE CAPT WAS TAXIING AND A MARSHALLER WAS GUIDING US INTO THE GATE. THE CAPT ASSIGNED ME TO MONITOR THE MARSHALLER AND TELL HIM (THE CAPT) IF A STOP SIGNAL WAS GIVEN. THE CAPT WATCHED HIS L WING AND MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BTWN THE WING AND THE TRUCK. NO STOP SIGNAL WAS ISSUED BY THE MARSHALLER. IN FACT, THE MARSHALLER DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE WING STRUCK THE TRUCK. GOOD CRM WAS BEING UTILIZED. IMPROPER SIGNALS FROM THE MARSHALLER WAS A BIG CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AS JUDGING WING TIP CLRNC FROM THE COCKPIT CAN BE DIFFICULT.
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.