Medium large transport taxiing into parking with marshallers has wingtip hit baggage cart.

Attributes
ACN	287969
Time
Date	199411
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
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	287969
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
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As aircraft approached gate at dca (a tight area), the captain noted a baggage tug on the left side of the parking area: the right side was clear. The captain stopped the aircraft short of the gate on the ramp due to the tug in question. The ground marshal then gave the hold signal. The ground marshal (a mechanic) then moved to the left wingtip. At this point the captain made a PA for the passenger to remain seated until a 2 bell signal. A second ground marshal (utility person) then took over in front of the aircraft and signaled to taxi forward to the gate. In conformity with his hand signals to come forward, the captain eased the aircraft toward the gate. At this point, the left wing and mechanic disappeared from view because of the jetway obstruction. As the aircraft stopped, a bump was felt. Postflt inspection revealed the left wingtip had struck and slid over the tug roof. Perception of contributing factors: captain unable to view wingtip until aircraft parked. Poor ground to ground communications by wing walker and marshal. In appropriately parking of baggage tug.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TAXIING INTO PARKING WITH MARSHALLERS HAS WINGTIP HIT BAGGAGE CART.

Narrative: AS ACFT APCHED GATE AT DCA (A TIGHT AREA), THE CAPT NOTED A BAGGAGE TUG ON THE L SIDE OF THE PARKING AREA: THE R SIDE WAS CLR. THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT SHORT OF THE GATE ON THE RAMP DUE TO THE TUG IN QUESTION. THE GND MARSHAL THEN GAVE THE HOLD SIGNAL. THE GND MARSHAL (A MECH) THEN MOVED TO THE L WINGTIP. AT THIS POINT THE CAPT MADE A PA FOR THE PAX TO REMAIN SEATED UNTIL A 2 BELL SIGNAL. A SECOND GND MARSHAL (UTILITY PERSON) THEN TOOK OVER IN FRONT OF THE ACFT AND SIGNALED TO TAXI FORWARD TO THE GATE. IN CONFORMITY WITH HIS HAND SIGNALS TO COME FORWARD, THE CAPT EASED THE ACFT TOWARD THE GATE. AT THIS POINT, THE L WING AND MECH DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BECAUSE OF THE JETWAY OBSTRUCTION. AS THE ACFT STOPPED, A BUMP WAS FELT. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED THE L WINGTIP HAD STRUCK AND SLID OVER THE TUG ROOF. PERCEPTION OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CAPT UNABLE TO VIEW WINGTIP UNTIL ACFT PARKED. POOR GND TO GND COMS BY WING WALKER AND MARSHAL. IN APPROPRIATELY PARKING OF BAGGAGE 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.