SF34 crew hit airstairs while being marshaled in to the gate area.

Attributes
ACN	513790
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cae.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	513790
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While being guided to the parking gate/pad, the right wingtip strobe was broken off when the wingtip touched a set of airstairs for that parking pad. Parking sequence was normal up to the event taking place. No stop or hold signals given by either guide persons who were in their correct position. First officer observed the wingtip as it touched the airstairs and notified me. The airstairs were not in the correct position for the type aircraft being parked, as was stated by the ramp personnel guiding the aircraft. The SF340 is not normally parked on this particular pad. The EMB145/135 normally parks on this pad which does require the portable airstairs. These last 2 facts I believe to be contributing factors, along with the guide person's complacency in not recognizing different types of equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF34 CREW HIT AIRSTAIRS WHILE BEING MARSHALED IN TO THE GATE AREA.

Narrative: WHILE BEING GUIDED TO THE PARKING GATE/PAD, THE R WINGTIP STROBE WAS BROKEN OFF WHEN THE WINGTIP TOUCHED A SET OF AIRSTAIRS FOR THAT PARKING PAD. PARKING SEQUENCE WAS NORMAL UP TO THE EVENT TAKING PLACE. NO STOP OR HOLD SIGNALS GIVEN BY EITHER GUIDE PERSONS WHO WERE IN THEIR CORRECT POS. FO OBSERVED THE WINGTIP AS IT TOUCHED THE AIRSTAIRS AND NOTIFIED ME. THE AIRSTAIRS WERE NOT IN THE CORRECT POS FOR THE TYPE ACFT BEING PARKED, AS WAS STATED BY THE RAMP PERSONNEL GUIDING THE ACFT. THE SF340 IS NOT NORMALLY PARKED ON THIS PARTICULAR PAD. THE EMB145/135 NORMALLY PARKS ON THIS PAD WHICH DOES REQUIRE THE PORTABLE AIRSTAIRS. THESE LAST 2 FACTS I BELIEVE TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, ALONG WITH THE GUIDE PERSON'S COMPLACENCY IN NOT RECOGNIZING DIFFERENT TYPES OF EQUIP.

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.