An air carrier md-80 hit a temporary light pole with its wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	275027
Time
Date	199406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding 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 : 9000 flight time type : 4700
ASRS Report	275027
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	275403
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	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Flight departed gate at AM01. While taxiing for takeoff, ground informed us of departure delays and directed us to taxi into kilo ramp behind 1 air carrier and ahead of another. While maneuvering to leave room for the aircraft behind in a very tight space, left wingtip contacted a temporary light pole. Returned to gate for inspection and sign-off. Damage was 4 inches long, 1.5 inches high, and .25 inches deep. I should not have accepted instructions to taxi into the ramp area -- insufficient room to get 3 aircraft in there. Supplemental information from acn 275403: there was a light pole that was obviously going to be close to our left wing as we made a 180 degree right turn into our final parking spot. Captain and I commented that it was tight quarters, but it didn't look impossible. After the light pole was out of sight on our left, we both felt a bump or shudder. We stopped immediately. We determined that we had probably run over a construction-related hole. A flight attendant informed us a passenger said our wingtip hit the pole. We returned to the gate to have it inspected then we taxied back out and continued the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD-80 HIT A TEMPORARY LIGHT POLE WITH ITS WINGTIP.

Narrative: FLT DEPARTED GATE AT AM01. WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF, GND INFORMED US OF DEP DELAYS AND DIRECTED US TO TAXI INTO KILO RAMP BEHIND 1 ACR AND AHEAD OF ANOTHER. WHILE MANEUVERING TO LEAVE ROOM FOR THE ACFT BEHIND IN A VERY TIGHT SPACE, L WINGTIP CONTACTED A TEMPORARY LIGHT POLE. RETURNED TO GATE FOR INSPECTION AND SIGN-OFF. DAMAGE WAS 4 INCHES LONG, 1.5 INCHES HIGH, AND .25 INCHES DEEP. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCEPTED INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI INTO THE RAMP AREA -- INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO GET 3 ACFT IN THERE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 275403: THERE WAS A LIGHT POLE THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE CLOSE TO OUR L WING AS WE MADE A 180 DEG R TURN INTO OUR FINAL PARKING SPOT. CAPT AND I COMMENTED THAT IT WAS TIGHT QUARTERS, BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK IMPOSSIBLE. AFTER THE LIGHT POLE WAS OUT OF SIGHT ON OUR L, WE BOTH FELT A BUMP OR SHUDDER. WE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. WE DETERMINED THAT WE HAD PROBABLY RUN OVER A CONSTRUCTION-RELATED HOLE. A FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US A PAX SAID OUR WINGTIP HIT THE POLE. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THEN WE TAXIED BACK OUT AND CONTINUED THE FLT.

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.