SF34 wing strikes parked vehicle while under marshaller control at msp.

Attributes
ACN	421168
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
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	SF 340A
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3160 flight time type : 1390
ASRS Report	421168
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 780
ASRS Report	421530
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We departed gate X on the ramp at msp. There was a parked shuttle bus located to our left on the taxi out near gate Y. A wing walker on our left wing in front of the bus was holding 2 lighted wands slightly above his head in the vertical 'clear' position visible to both the captain and first officer. Seeing the lighted wands in the 'clear' position, seeing we were on the taxi centerline and even slightly to the right of it, and verifying 'clear left and clear right,' we continued to taxi at the normal, slow taxi speed. Our left wingtip entered the top front fiberglas portion of the shuttle bus. After shutting down the aircraft, the flight attendant lowered the airstair with approval from the captain. A ramper (I believe to be the one with the wands) entered the flight deck. After a long pause he said, 'ah...oops.' he left with no further discussion. Visual inspection immediately afterwards (within 10 mins) revealed the left wingtip navigation lights and lens to be broken. No other damage was visible. I believe the ramper was relatively new as I did not recognize him when he entered the flight deck. It is my belief that he thought the wing would pass over the bus.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF34 WING STRIKES PARKED VEHICLE WHILE UNDER MARSHALLER CTL AT MSP.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED GATE X ON THE RAMP AT MSP. THERE WAS A PARKED SHUTTLE BUS LOCATED TO OUR L ON THE TAXI OUT NEAR GATE Y. A WING WALKER ON OUR L WING IN FRONT OF THE BUS WAS HOLDING 2 LIGHTED WANDS SLIGHTLY ABOVE HIS HEAD IN THE VERT 'CLR' POS VISIBLE TO BOTH THE CAPT AND FO. SEEING THE LIGHTED WANDS IN THE 'CLR' POS, SEEING WE WERE ON THE TAXI CTRLINE AND EVEN SLIGHTLY TO THE R OF IT, AND VERIFYING 'CLR L AND CLR R,' WE CONTINUED TO TAXI AT THE NORMAL, SLOW TAXI SPD. OUR L WINGTIP ENTERED THE TOP FRONT FIBERGLAS PORTION OF THE SHUTTLE BUS. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ACFT, THE FLT ATTENDANT LOWERED THE AIRSTAIR WITH APPROVAL FROM THE CAPT. A RAMPER (I BELIEVE TO BE THE ONE WITH THE WANDS) ENTERED THE FLT DECK. AFTER A LONG PAUSE HE SAID, 'AH...OOPS.' HE LEFT WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. VISUAL INSPECTION IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS (WITHIN 10 MINS) REVEALED THE L WINGTIP NAV LIGHTS AND LENS TO BE BROKEN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE. I BELIEVE THE RAMPER WAS RELATIVELY NEW AS I DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM WHEN HE ENTERED THE FLT DECK. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT HE THOUGHT THE WING WOULD PASS OVER THE BUS.

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.