<< >> NASA ASRS Report 534193, December 2001

A BAE4100 air carrier flight experiences a wingtip strike on a tug while being marshalled in to the gate with a wing walker in attendance at ewr, nj.

Attributes
ACN	534193
Time
Date	200112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 116.8 flight time total : 2152 flight time type : 242
ASRS Report	534193
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Taxiing into ewr gate, marshaller's directions required a tight turn. While clearing my left wing, I received a positive signal of clearance from the wing walker. The marshaller continued with forward guidance. Through approximately 120 degrees of the turn, my attention was primarily on the marshaller. Upon left wingtip contacting a ground equipment vehicle, I stopped the aircraft and the marshaller moved the tug away from the wingtip. The marshaller then returned to his position and continued to taxi me to his original planned point. Later it was discovered that the wing walker was a ground equipment mechanic.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BAE4100 ACR FLT EXPERIENCES A WINGTIP STRIKE ON A TUG WHILE BEING MARSHALLED IN TO THE GATE WITH A WING WALKER IN ATTENDANCE AT EWR, NJ.

Narrative: TAXIING INTO EWR GATE, MARSHALLER'S DIRECTIONS REQUIRED A TIGHT TURN. WHILE CLRING MY L WING, I RECEIVED A POSITIVE SIGNAL OF CLRNC FROM THE WING WALKER. THE MARSHALLER CONTINUED WITH FORWARD GUIDANCE. THROUGH APPROX 120 DEGS OF THE TURN, MY ATTN WAS PRIMARILY ON THE MARSHALLER. UPON L WINGTIP CONTACTING A GND EQUIP VEHICLE, I STOPPED THE ACFT AND THE MARSHALLER MOVED THE TUG AWAY FROM THE WINGTIP. THE MARSHALLER THEN RETURNED TO HIS POS AND CONTINUED TO TAXI ME TO HIS ORIGINAL PLANNED POINT. LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WING WALKER WAS A GND EQUIP MECH.

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.