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A twin jet cargo aircraft is taxied into a light pole during an early morning operation while under guidance from a marshaller at lan, mi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 503938 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lan.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 503938 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After landing in lansing, I was taxiing on cargo ramp under the direction of company marshallers. Left wingtip contacted a light post at edge of ramp. Damaged leading edge approximately 12 inches from tip. There is no taxi line painted on ramp. Pilot must rely on marshaller for positioning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWIN JET CARGO ACFT IS TAXIED INTO A LIGHT POLE DURING AN EARLY MORNING OP WHILE UNDER GUIDANCE FROM A MARSHALLER AT LAN, MI.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN LANSING, I WAS TAXIING ON CARGO RAMP UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COMPANY MARSHALLERS. L WINGTIP CONTACTED A LIGHT POST AT EDGE OF RAMP. DAMAGED LEADING EDGE APPROX 12 INCHES FROM TIP. THERE IS NO TAXI LINE PAINTED ON RAMP. PLT MUST RELY ON MARSHALLER FOR POSITIONING.
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.