Narrative:

While being guided by ramp marshal at nassau international airport and making a very tight exiting right turn from gate's jetbridge, the left wing struck the top of the adjoining gate's jetbridge. The left underside of the wingtip sustained nothing more than scuffs, and the jetbridge was also undamaged. Prior to the turn, a guideman was standing at the jetbridge to aid the ramp marshal, however, at the time of striking the jetbridge, the guideman had left the scene. This is approximately the 5TH incident involving the ramp area at nassau bahamas operated by air carrier personnel that has resulted in wingtip strikes. Much more training needs to be done at this station and ramp agents need to stay at their stations throughout the taxi-out maneuver to assure aircraft and passenger safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATR72 PIC HAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH A JETBRIDGE DURING HIS RAMP DEP PROC AT NASSAU, MYNN, FO.

Narrative: WHILE BEING GUIDED BY RAMP MARSHAL AT NASSAU INTL ARPT AND MAKING A VERY TIGHT EXITING R TURN FROM GATE'S JETBRIDGE, THE L WING STRUCK THE TOP OF THE ADJOINING GATE'S JETBRIDGE. THE L UNDERSIDE OF THE WINGTIP SUSTAINED NOTHING MORE THAN SCUFFS, AND THE JETBRIDGE WAS ALSO UNDAMAGED. PRIOR TO THE TURN, A GUIDEMAN WAS STANDING AT THE JETBRIDGE TO AID THE RAMP MARSHAL, HOWEVER, AT THE TIME OF STRIKING THE JETBRIDGE, THE GUIDEMAN HAD LEFT THE SCENE. THIS IS APPROX THE 5TH INCIDENT INVOLVING THE RAMP AREA AT NASSAU BAHAMAS OPERATED BY ACR PERSONNEL THAT HAS RESULTED IN WINGTIP STRIKES. MUCH MORE TRAINING NEEDS TO BE DONE AT THIS STATION AND RAMP AGENTS NEED TO STAY AT THEIR STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TAXI-OUT MANEUVER TO ASSURE ACFT AND PAX SAFETY.

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.