An medium large transport freighter hit a light stand on taxi out.

Attributes
ACN	223173
Time
Date	199210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iln
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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 : 80 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	223173
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I signaled the marshaller with the taxi light. I cleared left and the first officer cleared right. The ground marshaller gave us the come ahead signal, and I called for slats and flaps. I taxied the aircraft forward following the marshallers come ahead signal. There was a ground person on each wing tip. We taxied approximately 10 ft and I felt a vibration in the nose steering. At that time, the ground marshaller gave us the stop signal. I stopped the aircraft and the marshaller gave us the shut down signal. We secured the aircraft and went outside. The aircraft's right wing tip has struck a portable light pole and knocked it over onto the portable airstairs. The wing tip was damaged as well as the outboard slat panel. I believe the contributing factor in this incident was the lack of training in marshalling on aircraft. Also, the position of the portable lights close to the aircraft. I think a solution would be to only let maintenance personnel marshall aircraft in and out of the gates. Ground loaders are simply not familiar enough with aircraft operation, and the current training programs are not enough.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MLG FREIGHTER HIT A LIGHT STAND ON TAXI OUT.

Narrative: I SIGNALED THE MARSHALLER WITH THE TAXI LIGHT. I CLRED L AND THE FO CLRED R. THE GND MARSHALLER GAVE US THE COME AHEAD SIGNAL, AND I CALLED FOR SLATS AND FLAPS. I TAXIED THE ACFT FORWARD FOLLOWING THE MARSHALLERS COME AHEAD SIGNAL. THERE WAS A GND PERSON ON EACH WING TIP. WE TAXIED APPROX 10 FT AND I FELT A VIBRATION IN THE NOSE STEERING. AT THAT TIME, THE GND MARSHALLER GAVE US THE STOP SIGNAL. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND THE MARSHALLER GAVE US THE SHUT DOWN SIGNAL. WE SECURED THE ACFT AND WENT OUTSIDE. THE ACFT'S R WING TIP HAS STRUCK A PORTABLE LIGHT POLE AND KNOCKED IT OVER ONTO THE PORTABLE AIRSTAIRS. THE WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE OUTBOARD SLAT PANEL. I BELIEVE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TRAINING IN MARSHALLING ON ACFT. ALSO, THE POS OF THE PORTABLE LIGHTS CLOSE TO THE ACFT. I THINK A SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ONLY LET MAINT PERSONNEL MARSHALL ACFT IN AND OUT OF THE GATES. GND LOADERS ARE SIMPLY NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH ACFT OP, AND THE CURRENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE NOT ENOUGH.

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.