While parking aircraft struck baggage tug.

Attributes
ACN	286336
Time
Date	199410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	286336
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 3450
ASRS Report	286100
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During taxi-in to gate at dtw, I cleared the safety zone before following the signal person's instructions. The signal person was standing on the proper parking spot and gave all the proper signals for parking at the gate. At approximately 15-20 ft from the gate the left wingtip and leading edge slat struck a baggage tug. I don't know from where or when the tug came into the wingtip's taxi path, however, it was not observed when I cleared the area prior to following the signal person's instructions. The wing walker stated that he gave the signal person a stop signal 5 times, however, she continued to direct the aircraft toward the gate. No stop signal was given until after striking the bag tug.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE PARKING ACFT STRUCK BAGGAGE TUG.

Narrative: DURING TAXI-IN TO GATE AT DTW, I CLRED THE SAFETY ZONE BEFORE FOLLOWING THE SIGNAL PERSON'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE SIGNAL PERSON WAS STANDING ON THE PROPER PARKING SPOT AND GAVE ALL THE PROPER SIGNALS FOR PARKING AT THE GATE. AT APPROX 15-20 FT FROM THE GATE THE L WINGTIP AND LEADING EDGE SLAT STRUCK A BAGGAGE TUG. I DON'T KNOW FROM WHERE OR WHEN THE TUG CAME INTO THE WINGTIP'S TAXI PATH, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT OBSERVED WHEN I CLRED THE AREA PRIOR TO FOLLOWING THE SIGNAL PERSON'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE WING WALKER STATED THAT HE GAVE THE SIGNAL PERSON A STOP SIGNAL 5 TIMES, HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUED TO DIRECT THE ACFT TOWARD THE GATE. NO STOP SIGNAL WAS GIVEN UNTIL AFTER STRIKING THE BAG TUG.

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.