A taxiing E120 was struck by a ground vehicle while entering the ramp.

Attributes
ACN	330153
Time
Date	199603
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	330153
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing at lga (we experienced moderate to severe icing on approach with elevator buffet and some loss of control), we were struck by a ground vehicle on the ramp. We had one ground guide and sufficient room to maneuver, however the truck continued movement while we entered the area. We feel that had the ramp area been cleared completely of vehicles and wing walkers provided, this incident may have been prevented. Also as a general rule it is widely held that aircraft have right-of-way over ground vehicles. More information should be made available to ground drivers that they must stop for aircraft taxiing on the ramp. Damage to the aircraft was limited to a strobe and navigation light but could have been much more serious.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TAXIING E120 WAS STRUCK BY A GND VEHICLE WHILE ENTERING THE RAMP.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT LGA (WE EXPERIENCED MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING ON APCH WITH ELEVATOR BUFFET AND SOME LOSS OF CTL), WE WERE STRUCK BY A GND VEHICLE ON THE RAMP. WE HAD ONE GND GUIDE AND SUFFICIENT ROOM TO MANEUVER, HOWEVER THE TRUCK CONTINUED MOVEMENT WHILE WE ENTERED THE AREA. WE FEEL THAT HAD THE RAMP AREA BEEN CLRED COMPLETELY OF VEHICLES AND WING WALKERS PROVIDED, THIS INCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. ALSO AS A GENERAL RULE IT IS WIDELY HELD THAT ACFT HAVE RIGHT-OF-WAY OVER GND VEHICLES. MORE INFO SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO GND DRIVERS THAT THEY MUST STOP FOR ACFT TAXIING ON THE RAMP. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS LIMITED TO A STROBE AND NAV LIGHT BUT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS.

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.