Wingtip strike during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	290093
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	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 : 172 flight time total : 17600 flight time type : 4391
ASRS Report	290093
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

When parking the aircraft at ord the left wingtip hit the door of the hangar, which is located off of Y taxiway at the north end of the field. As I turned off taxiway Y, I stopped the aircraft on the center of the feeder strip leading to the parking area until the signal person positioned himself in front of the aircraft. There were also 2 or 3 other people on the left side of the aircraft in line with the hangar and the left wingtip whom I took to be wingwalkers who were also watching the taxi. I had turned off the landing lights and the runway turnoff lights so as not to blind the signal person. The wing illumination lights were on. We moved forward on the centerline painted on the ground in accordance with the directions from the signal person. After entering the larger parking area, we were given a right turn from the signal person. During this approximately 30 degree turn, the left wingtip hit the hangar. As soon as I felt the hit I stopped the aircraft and shut it down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WINGTIP STRIKE DURING TAXI.

Narrative: WHEN PARKING THE ACFT AT ORD THE L WINGTIP HIT THE DOOR OF THE HANGAR, WHICH IS LOCATED OFF OF Y TXWY AT THE N END OF THE FIELD. AS I TURNED OFF TXWY Y, I STOPPED THE ACFT ON THE CTR OF THE FEEDER STRIP LEADING TO THE PARKING AREA UNTIL THE SIGNAL PERSON POSITIONED HIMSELF IN FRONT OF THE ACFT. THERE WERE ALSO 2 OR 3 OTHER PEOPLE ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT IN LINE WITH THE HANGAR AND THE L WINGTIP WHOM I TOOK TO BE WINGWALKERS WHO WERE ALSO WATCHING THE TAXI. I HAD TURNED OFF THE LNDG LIGHTS AND THE RWY TURNOFF LIGHTS SO AS NOT TO BLIND THE SIGNAL PERSON. THE WING ILLUMINATION LIGHTS WERE ON. WE MOVED FORWARD ON THE CTRLINE PAINTED ON THE GND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS FROM THE SIGNAL PERSON. AFTER ENTERING THE LARGER PARKING AREA, WE WERE GIVEN A R TURN FROM THE SIGNAL PERSON. DURING THIS APPROX 30 DEG TURN, THE L WINGTIP HIT THE HANGAR. AS SOON AS I FELT THE HIT I STOPPED THE ACFT AND SHUT IT DOWN.

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.