L1011-500 crew hit a light pole while following a follow truck at a foreign military base.

Attributes
ACN	540914
Time
Date	200203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : zzz.bcstn
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011-500 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : private technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	540914
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The incident occurred while taxiing into the ramp area at ZZZ, first officer, military base. We were following a 'follow me' truck when the left wingtip came in contact with a light pole. There was a wing walker watching the right wing to keep us clear of a parked airplane, but no wing walker on the left wing. The airplane had only minor damage, but resulted in a significant delay. Neither wingtip is visible from the flight deck of the L1011. Wing walkers on both wings could have prevented this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L1011-500 CREW HIT A LIGHT POLE WHILE FOLLOWING A FOLLOW TRUCK AT A FOREIGN MIL BASE.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TAXIING INTO THE RAMP AREA AT ZZZ, FO, MIL BASE. WE WERE FOLLOWING A 'FOLLOW ME' TRUCK WHEN THE L WINGTIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LIGHT POLE. THERE WAS A WING WALKER WATCHING THE R WING TO KEEP US CLR OF A PARKED AIRPLANE, BUT NO WING WALKER ON THE L WING. THE AIRPLANE HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE, BUT RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT DELAY. NEITHER WINGTIP IS VISIBLE FROM THE FLT DECK OF THE L1011. WING WALKERS ON BOTH WINGS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT.

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.