Flight crew of an medium large transport hit fence with wingtip during taxi into parking on the ramp...

Attributes
ACN	298795
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : 140 flight time total : 16660 flight time type : 3860
ASRS Report	298795
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	298498
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing into the ramp at louisville and taxiing around a departing 727 the right wingtip struck a fence. I saw the fence, as did my copilot and we thought the wingtip would clear. The aircraft needed another 3 inches. The fence encloses a part of the ramp that is no longer in use by aircraft. The fence needs to be repositioned to allow aircraft to use more of the ramp. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he should have waited for the other aircraft to depart prior to trying to enter the ramp area since there was not quite enough room for both aircraft. The act wingtip was only slightly damaged and the light lens broken. The fence has since been repaired. He further stated that the airport is using the area for overflow vehicle parking and will not be eliminating the fence since the terminal has expanded and moved further south.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG HIT FENCE WITH WINGTIP DURING TAXI INTO PARKING ON THE RAMP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AT LOUISVILLE AND TAXIING AROUND A DEPARTING 727 THE R WINGTIP STRUCK A FENCE. I SAW THE FENCE, AS DID MY COPLT AND WE THOUGHT THE WINGTIP WOULD CLR. THE ACFT NEEDED ANOTHER 3 INCHES. THE FENCE ENCLOSES A PART OF THE RAMP THAT IS NO LONGER IN USE BY ACFT. THE FENCE NEEDS TO BE REPOSITIONED TO ALLOW ACFT TO USE MORE OF THE RAMP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE OTHER ACFT TO DEPART PRIOR TO TRYING TO ENTER THE RAMP AREA SINCE THERE WAS NOT QUITE ENOUGH ROOM FOR BOTH ACFT. THE ACT WINGTIP WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AND THE LIGHT LENS BROKEN. THE FENCE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ARPT IS USING THE AREA FOR OVERFLOW VEHICLE PARKING AND WILL NOT BE ELIMINATING THE FENCE SINCE THE TERMINAL HAS EXPANDED AND MOVED FURTHER S.

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.