Parked commuter aircraft hit by baggage tug.

Attributes
ACN	237355
Time
Date	199303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tri
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	237355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft was parked with nose chocks, gust lock in, and parking brake 'on.' passenger were disembarking when we (the crew) felt a large jolt. Captain went to rear of aircraft to find out what had happened. A large tug with a trailer full of bags had its left corner (nose) jammed into the left nacelle flap. There was a large tear in the flap and the metal around the point of impact was buckled. The captain immediately called operations. I remained with aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PARKED COMMUTER ACFT HIT BY BAGGAGE TUG.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PARKED WITH NOSE CHOCKS, GUST LOCK IN, AND PARKING BRAKE 'ON.' PAX WERE DISEMBARKING WHEN WE (THE CREW) FELT A LARGE JOLT. CAPT WENT TO REAR OF ACFT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. A LARGE TUG WITH A TRAILER FULL OF BAGS HAD ITS L CORNER (NOSE) JAMMED INTO THE L NACELLE FLAP. THERE WAS A LARGE TEAR IN THE FLAP AND THE METAL AROUND THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS BUCKLED. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY CALLED OPS. I REMAINED WITH ACFT.

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.