A shorts sd-3 PIC taxies his aircraft's left wingtip into a jetway bridge while under guidance of a marshaller at bgm, ny.

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Attributes
ACN	460394
Time
Date	200001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgm.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Short Brothers Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 76 flight time total : 8079 flight time type : 2896
ASRS Report	460394
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters 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 Airport
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While taxiing on a ramp at bgm, and under the direct control of station ground marshaller, and being given a move straight ahead signal, the aircraft left wingtip struck a jetway bridge. Conditions at time of occurrence: night, darkness. Intermittent snow showers. Wet ramp. No taxi strip. Aircraft taxi light off. Both marshaller wands functioning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SHORTS SD-3 PIC TAXIES HIS ACFT'S L WINGTIP INTO A JETWAY BRIDGE WHILE UNDER GUIDANCE OF A MARSHALLER AT BGM, NY.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ON A RAMP AT BGM, AND UNDER THE DIRECT CTL OF STATION GND MARSHALLER, AND BEING GIVEN A MOVE STRAIGHT AHEAD SIGNAL, THE ACFT L WINGTIP STRUCK A JETWAY BRIDGE. CONDITIONS AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE: NIGHT, DARKNESS. INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS. WET RAMP. NO TAXI STRIP. ACFT TAXI LIGHT OFF. BOTH MARSHALLER WANDS FUNCTIONING.

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.