B737 flight crew taxies into blast fence and damages wingtip at bna.

Attributes
ACN	581072
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	581072
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	581070
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Position: bna ramp position between taxiway 5 and taxiway 6, near jet blast fence. Landed early in bna. We got gate information that the gate would be occupied for a few more mins. First officer called ground control and we were instructed to taxi and hold near the jet blast fence between txwys 5 and 6. Taxiing toward the spot I looked at the captain's cockpit clock to have the time awareness for the PA announcement. I was distracted enough to continue a slow shallow left turn towards the fence instead of a perpendicular entry. Facing forward at the opposite end of the fence was a maintenance stand. I focused on that obstacle, losing focus on the fence on my right side. At that time, I noticed the first officer jumping and saying, 'stop, we will hit the fence.' I tried to stop the plane while steering to the left and at the same time I heard a scratching noise. We hit the fence with the right wingtip. I secured the aircraft, communicated with the flight attendants and passenger, and called the company. We completed the checklists and took care of the 50 passenger to be deplaned safely to continue their day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW TAXIES INTO BLAST FENCE AND DAMAGES WINGTIP AT BNA.

Narrative: POS: BNA RAMP POS BTWN TXWY 5 AND TXWY 6, NEAR JET BLAST FENCE. LANDED EARLY IN BNA. WE GOT GATE INFO THAT THE GATE WOULD BE OCCUPIED FOR A FEW MORE MINS. FO CALLED GND CTL AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI AND HOLD NEAR THE JET BLAST FENCE BTWN TXWYS 5 AND 6. TAXIING TOWARD THE SPOT I LOOKED AT THE CAPT'S COCKPIT CLOCK TO HAVE THE TIME AWARENESS FOR THE PA ANNOUNCEMENT. I WAS DISTRACTED ENOUGH TO CONTINUE A SLOW SHALLOW L TURN TOWARDS THE FENCE INSTEAD OF A PERPENDICULAR ENTRY. FACING FORWARD AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE FENCE WAS A MAINT STAND. I FOCUSED ON THAT OBSTACLE, LOSING FOCUS ON THE FENCE ON MY R SIDE. AT THAT TIME, I NOTICED THE FO JUMPING AND SAYING, 'STOP, WE WILL HIT THE FENCE.' I TRIED TO STOP THE PLANE WHILE STEERING TO THE L AND AT THE SAME TIME I HEARD A SCRATCHING NOISE. WE HIT THE FENCE WITH THE R WINGTIP. I SECURED THE ACFT, COMMUNICATED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX, AND CALLED THE COMPANY. WE COMPLETED THE CHKLISTS AND TOOK CARE OF THE 50 PAX TO BE DEPLANED SAFELY TO CONTINUE THEIR DAY.

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.