Captain of air carrier mdt aircraft struck aircraft wingtip on building during taxi to parking.

Attributes
ACN	230590
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked 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 : 150 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	230590
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

I was being marshalled in to park at ramp which requires a tight turn (in close proximity to buildings and other aircraft). Normal operations were in effect. 2 marshallers were on hand. I proceeded to follow directions as required to enter this parking spot. I made the tight right turn as directed and was then told to stop. I again followed the marshaller's direction and immediately stopped. The left wingtip had come into contact with the building. I was directed to reverse for a distance of about 2 ft and then there was enough room to make the turn and park. I shut down, let passenger off, called maintenance and inspected the damage. There was a small dent on left horn (wingtip). Some paint chipped off and a static wick broken off. I contacted dispatch and made all necessary reports. Maintenance determined there were no components damaged (heating element within the horn). It was basically cosmetic damage and the loss of the static wick. All maintenance logbook entries were made. The next flight out took about a 50 min delay.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR MDT ACFT STRUCK ACFT WINGTIP ON BUILDING DURING TAXI TO PARKING.

Narrative: I WAS BEING MARSHALLED IN TO PARK AT RAMP WHICH REQUIRES A TIGHT TURN (IN CLOSE PROX TO BUILDINGS AND OTHER ACFT). NORMAL OPS WERE IN EFFECT. 2 MARSHALLERS WERE ON HAND. I PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AS REQUIRED TO ENTER THIS PARKING SPOT. I MADE THE TIGHT R TURN AS DIRECTED AND WAS THEN TOLD TO STOP. I AGAIN FOLLOWED THE MARSHALLER'S DIRECTION AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE L WINGTIP HAD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE BUILDING. I WAS DIRECTED TO REVERSE FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2 FT AND THEN THERE WAS ENOUGH ROOM TO MAKE THE TURN AND PARK. I SHUT DOWN, LET PAX OFF, CALLED MAINT AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. THERE WAS A SMALL DENT ON L HORN (WINGTIP). SOME PAINT CHIPPED OFF AND A STATIC WICK BROKEN OFF. I CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MADE ALL NECESSARY RPTS. MAINT DETERMINED THERE WERE NO COMPONENTS DAMAGED (HEATING ELEMENT WITHIN THE HORN). IT WAS BASICALLY COSMETIC DAMAGE AND THE LOSS OF THE STATIC WICK. ALL MAINT LOGBOOK ENTRIES WERE MADE. THE NEXT FLT OUT TOOK ABOUT A 50 MIN DELAY.

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.