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A saab 340B while being guided onto a poorly lighted gate struck an improperly parked belt loader incurring major damage to the right propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421564 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 340B |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 421564 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 421271 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After exiting runway 9L at mia and receiving taxi clearance, we proceeded toward the northwest corner of the remote terminal parking ramp. It was at night and this portion of the ramp is very dark. The captain was taxiing under guidance of a marshaller with lighted wands. Upon entering the ramp area the right propeller struck an unlighted baggage loader that was parked on the ramp. Approximately 18 inches of each of the 4 tips were sheared off. It was not known at the time to the crew what had happened. The aircraft was parked and the passenger were deplaned in a normal manner. Upon engine shutdown, I looked back toward the right engine and saw the damaged propeller blades. Contributing factors: the baggage loader is painted dark blue and has no reflectors or lights on it. The ramp area is poorly lighted in general, however, new and brighter lights have begun to be installed. (This ramp improvement has been ongoing for quite some time.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SAAB 340B WHILE BEING GUIDED ONTO A POORLY LIGHTED GATE STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED BELT LOADER INCURRING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE R PROP.
Narrative: AFTER EXITING RWY 9L AT MIA AND RECEIVING TAXI CLRNC, WE PROCEEDED TOWARD THE NW CORNER OF THE REMOTE TERMINAL PARKING RAMP. IT WAS AT NIGHT AND THIS PORTION OF THE RAMP IS VERY DARK. THE CAPT WAS TAXIING UNDER GUIDANCE OF A MARSHALLER WITH LIGHTED WANDS. UPON ENTERING THE RAMP AREA THE R PROP STRUCK AN UNLIGHTED BAGGAGE LOADER THAT WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP. APPROX 18 INCHES OF EACH OF THE 4 TIPS WERE SHEARED OFF. IT WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME TO THE CREW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE ACFT WAS PARKED AND THE PAX WERE DEPLANED IN A NORMAL MANNER. UPON ENG SHUTDOWN, I LOOKED BACK TOWARD THE R ENG AND SAW THE DAMAGED PROP BLADES. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE BAGGAGE LOADER IS PAINTED DARK BLUE AND HAS NO REFLECTORS OR LIGHTS ON IT. THE RAMP AREA IS POORLY LIGHTED IN GENERAL, HOWEVER, NEW AND BRIGHTER LIGHTS HAVE BEGUN TO BE INSTALLED. (THIS RAMP IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.)
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.