An A319 airbus wingtip struck the rudder of a parked saab 340 during parking while under gate guidan...

Attributes
ACN	446011
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	446011
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Our A319's left wingtip struck a saab 340 rudder while under guideman's control during parking at gate at bos airport. Per SOP, captain flashed taxi light to signal xfer of control to guideman. Captain followed guideman's signals very accurately and taxied at the normal slow taxi-in speed. Approximately 20-30 ft prior to stop, guideman signaled a right turn and captain promptly complied. Received normal stop signal and captain performed a normal stop. No collision was noticed. Performed normal engine shutdown and parking checklist. Captain discovered that left winglet struck saab 340 rudder. Our aircraft was positioned directly on taxi-in line and nosewheel was on stop point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 AIRBUS WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUDDER OF A PARKED SAAB 340 DURING PARKING WHILE UNDER GATE GUIDANCE BY A MARSHAL.

Narrative: OUR A319'S L WINGTIP STRUCK A SAAB 340 RUDDER WHILE UNDER GUIDEMAN'S CTL DURING PARKING AT GATE AT BOS ARPT. PER SOP, CAPT FLASHED TAXI LIGHT TO SIGNAL XFER OF CTL TO GUIDEMAN. CAPT FOLLOWED GUIDEMAN'S SIGNALS VERY ACCURATELY AND TAXIED AT THE NORMAL SLOW TAXI-IN SPD. APPROX 20-30 FT PRIOR TO STOP, GUIDEMAN SIGNALED A R TURN AND CAPT PROMPTLY COMPLIED. RECEIVED NORMAL STOP SIGNAL AND CAPT PERFORMED A NORMAL STOP. NO COLLISION WAS NOTICED. PERFORMED NORMAL ENG SHUTDOWN AND PARKING CHKLIST. CAPT DISCOVERED THAT L WINGLET STRUCK SAAB 340 RUDDER. OUR ACFT WAS POSITIONED DIRECTLY ON TAXI-IN LINE AND NOSEWHEEL WAS ON STOP POINT.

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.

An A319 airbus wingtip struck the rudder of a parked saab 340 during parking while under gate guidance by a marshal.