A fixed wing commercial light transport on taxi out from the gate struck a light pole incurring dama...

Attributes
ACN	430639
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	430639
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Air carrier flight xyz, msp to rhi, scheduled departure at XA20. I started both engines and received the wave-off to taxi out of spot zy. There was a bag cart on my left wing that I was watching as we started forward (there was a wingman clearing my left wing). After moving a few ft, I started a slight right turn to join the alley taxi line. There was a light pole on our right wingtip. The right turn moved the right wing behind the pole and we hit it about 18 inches in from the end. The first officer had cleared the wing when we started but at that time the pole was beside the wing. The wingman was only clearing my left wing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FIXED WING COMMERCIAL LIGHT TRANSPORT ON TAXI OUT FROM THE GATE STRUCK A LIGHT POLE INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE R WING.

Narrative: ACR FLT XYZ, MSP TO RHI, SCHEDULED DEP AT XA20. I STARTED BOTH ENGS AND RECEIVED THE WAVE-OFF TO TAXI OUT OF SPOT ZY. THERE WAS A BAG CART ON MY L WING THAT I WAS WATCHING AS WE STARTED FORWARD (THERE WAS A WINGMAN CLRING MY L WING). AFTER MOVING A FEW FT, I STARTED A SLIGHT R TURN TO JOIN THE ALLEY TAXI LINE. THERE WAS A LIGHT POLE ON OUR R WINGTIP. THE R TURN MOVED THE R WING BEHIND THE POLE AND WE HIT IT ABOUT 18 INCHES IN FROM THE END. THE FO HAD CLRED THE WING WHEN WE STARTED BUT AT THAT TIME THE POLE WAS BESIDE THE WING. THE WINGMAN WAS ONLY CLRING MY L WING.

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.

A fixed wing commercial light transport on taxi out from the gate struck a light pole incurring damage to the right wing.