An EMB145's left wingtip encounters a fuel truck parked to the left of it during a parking procedure...

Attributes
ACN	508610
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : rktt.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
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 : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	508610
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Apr/fri/01 at XA35. Taxi in to jetway at dallas love field, tx, under supervision of lead and 2 wing walkers on aircraft left side, aircraft came into contact with fuel truck fueling aircraft on adjacent gate. Aircraft is swept wing and once cockpit was passed wing walkers, I (captain) relied upon lead to guide aircraft into parking. After feeling the collision, I secured aircraft and lead marshaler continued to guide me in. We unloaded aircraft with no injuries. Causes appear to be line of sight obstruction between lead marshaler and wing walkers not allowing for adequate communication between the two.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB145'S L WINGTIP ENCOUNTERS A FUEL TRUCK PARKED TO THE L OF IT DURING A PARKING PROC AT DAL, TX.

Narrative: APR/FRI/01 AT XA35. TAXI IN TO JETWAY AT DALLAS LOVE FIELD, TX, UNDER SUPERVISION OF LEAD AND 2 WING WALKERS ON ACFT L SIDE, ACFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH FUEL TRUCK FUELING ACFT ON ADJACENT GATE. ACFT IS SWEPT WING AND ONCE COCKPIT WAS PASSED WING WALKERS, I (CAPT) RELIED UPON LEAD TO GUIDE ACFT INTO PARKING. AFTER FEELING THE COLLISION, I SECURED ACFT AND LEAD MARSHALER CONTINUED TO GUIDE ME IN. WE UNLOADED ACFT WITH NO INJURIES. CAUSES APPEAR TO BE LINE OF SIGHT OBSTRUCTION BTWN LEAD MARSHALER AND WING WALKERS NOT ALLOWING FOR ADEQUATE COM BTWN THE TWO.

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.

An EMB145's left wingtip encounters a fuel truck parked to the left of it during a parking procedure at dal, tx.