An air carrier light transport hit a catering truck with its wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	258353
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
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	Light Transport, Low 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 : instrument pilot : atp
ASRS Report	258353
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
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing into parking, the left wing of the aircraft struck the aft part of a commissary truck. I was taxiing 3 to 4 ft right of the taxi line. The marshaller was positioned on the first officer's side halfway between the centerline and parking stub. Lighting was poor. Lights ahead were facing toward aircraft and to the left side. Commissary truck was parked adjacent to another commissary truck. Marshaller had night wands. From my viewpoint, I felt I had at least 3 ft of wingtip clearance. I felt the aircraft slow slightly. I turned to the left and looked to see the wingtip coming off the back of the truck. All the time, the marshaller was giving me straight ahead. Chain of events: 1) night with poor or inadequate lighting. 2) lack of sufficient personnel to guide aircraft to parking. 3) lack of trained personnel due to high turnover rate. 4) improper position of marshaller to marshall aircraft. 5) lack of markings on the ground for pilots to determine clearance of aircraft and other equipment and vehicles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT HIT A CATERING TRUCK WITH ITS WINGTIP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO PARKING, THE L WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK THE AFT PART OF A COMMISSARY TRUCK. I WAS TAXIING 3 TO 4 FT R OF THE TAXI LINE. THE MARSHALLER WAS POSITIONED ON THE FO'S SIDE HALFWAY BTWN THE CTRLINE AND PARKING STUB. LIGHTING WAS POOR. LIGHTS AHEAD WERE FACING TOWARD ACFT AND TO THE L SIDE. COMMISSARY TRUCK WAS PARKED ADJACENT TO ANOTHER COMMISSARY TRUCK. MARSHALLER HAD NIGHT WANDS. FROM MY VIEWPOINT, I FELT I HAD AT LEAST 3 FT OF WINGTIP CLRNC. I FELT THE ACFT SLOW SLIGHTLY. I TURNED TO THE L AND LOOKED TO SEE THE WINGTIP COMING OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. ALL THE TIME, THE MARSHALLER WAS GIVING ME STRAIGHT AHEAD. CHAIN OF EVENTS: 1) NIGHT WITH POOR OR INADEQUATE LIGHTING. 2) LACK OF SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL TO GUIDE ACFT TO PARKING. 3) LACK OF TRAINED PERSONNEL DUE TO HIGH TURNOVER RATE. 4) IMPROPER POS OF MARSHALLER TO MARSHALL ACFT. 5) LACK OF MARKINGS ON THE GND FOR PLTS TO DETERMINE CLRNC OF ACFT AND OTHER EQUIP AND VEHICLES.

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.