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A B737-300 captain taxies his aircraft under marshaller directions and strikes the right wingtip against a parked ground vehicle that was clear of the safety zone, bwi, md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 458748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 458748 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 458538 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Following landing on runway 33L at bwi, we proceeded to taxi per ground instructions to our assigned gate. Entering the ramp, we referenced a construction vehicle and crew on the left edge of the ramp, and a ground vehicle in the gate area to our right. Both captain and first officer visually checked and confirmed the gate safety zone clear. We turned approximately 70-80 degrees to the right, entering the gate area, under the marshaller's instructions. As we proceeded slowly into the gate area, the outer edge of the right wingtip impacted a ground vehicle. With the construction crews at building X there is not sufficient clearance provided turning into this gate. Supplemental information from acn 458538: following marshaller's instructions. The right wingtip struck a ground vehicle that was clear of the safety zone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 CAPT TAXIES HIS ACFT UNDER MARSHALLER DIRECTIONS AND STRIKES THE R WINGTIP AGAINST A PARKED GND VEHICLE THAT WAS CLR OF THE SAFETY ZONE, BWI, MD.
Narrative: FOLLOWING LNDG ON RWY 33L AT BWI, WE PROCEEDED TO TAXI PER GND INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR ASSIGNED GATE. ENTERING THE RAMP, WE REFED A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE AND CREW ON THE L EDGE OF THE RAMP, AND A GND VEHICLE IN THE GATE AREA TO OUR R. BOTH CAPT AND FO VISUALLY CHKED AND CONFIRMED THE GATE SAFETY ZONE CLR. WE TURNED APPROX 70-80 DEGS TO THE R, ENTERING THE GATE AREA, UNDER THE MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTIONS. AS WE PROCEEDED SLOWLY INTO THE GATE AREA, THE OUTER EDGE OF THE R WINGTIP IMPACTED A GND VEHICLE. WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS AT BUILDING X THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT CLRNC PROVIDED TURNING INTO THIS GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 458538: FOLLOWING MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE R WINGTIP STRUCK A GND VEHICLE THAT WAS CLR OF THE SAFETY ZONE.
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.