DC8 cargo aircraft hits a building with its right wingtip while parking at nip, fl.

Attributes
ACN	456911
Time
Date	199912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : nip.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 62
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	456911
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	456919
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 5
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

At approximately XA23Z, dec/xa/99, during taxi in to parking at nip, the DC8 crew of which I was a member had to maneuver the aircraft between a building and a DC9. We had wing walkers on all sides and we were following their signals. Navy man ABH3 X was on the right wing between the aircraft and the building. He was showing us signals of thumbs up and 'clear of the building.' he was holding his hands wide apart. ABH3 Y was marshalling us from near the power unit at our 45 degree area. ABH3 X never gave us any indication that we were near the building, and continuously showed us 'thumbs up.' I then looked at the other man, marshaller ABH3 Y. He stopped marshalling, ran toward the aircraft and signaled emergency stop. The captain then immediately stopped the aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 456932: I stopped the aircraft and shut down and evacuate/evacuationed my crew (3) in the cockpit and flight attendants and passenger from the aft. The aircraft was a DC862 'combi' (combination cargo and passenger). The wingtip is not visible from the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CARGO ACFT HITS A BUILDING WITH ITS R WINGTIP WHILE PARKING AT NIP, FL.

Narrative: AT APPROX XA23Z, DEC/XA/99, DURING TAXI IN TO PARKING AT NIP, THE DC8 CREW OF WHICH I WAS A MEMBER HAD TO MANEUVER THE ACFT BTWN A BUILDING AND A DC9. WE HAD WING WALKERS ON ALL SIDES AND WE WERE FOLLOWING THEIR SIGNALS. NAVY MAN ABH3 X WAS ON THE R WING BTWN THE ACFT AND THE BUILDING. HE WAS SHOWING US SIGNALS OF THUMBS UP AND 'CLR OF THE BUILDING.' HE WAS HOLDING HIS HANDS WIDE APART. ABH3 Y WAS MARSHALLING US FROM NEAR THE PWR UNIT AT OUR 45 DEG AREA. ABH3 X NEVER GAVE US ANY INDICATION THAT WE WERE NEAR THE BUILDING, AND CONTINUOUSLY SHOWED US 'THUMBS UP.' I THEN LOOKED AT THE OTHER MAN, MARSHALLER ABH3 Y. HE STOPPED MARSHALLING, RAN TOWARD THE ACFT AND SIGNALED EMER STOP. THE CAPT THEN IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 456932: I STOPPED THE ACFT AND SHUT DOWN AND EVACED MY CREW (3) IN THE COCKPIT AND FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX FROM THE AFT. THE ACFT WAS A DC862 'COMBI' (COMBINATION CARGO AND PAX). THE WINGTIP IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT.

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.