B737-700 strikes terminal building with left wingtip during marshaled departure from gate at gst.

Attributes
ACN	625754
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gst.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
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
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	625754
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other other : a & 5
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Upon taxi out, left wingtip impacted part of the terminal. Taxied back in and shut down engines. We arrived in gst after flying VOR DME runway 29. We performed shutdown duties, I did walkaround for co-pilot since he was busy preparing computer and airplane for his leg back to jnu. We were parked exactly on the designated parking spot. I returned to flight deck to help the first officer since this was his first time into gst. We discussed how close the airplane was to the building, why there was no tug and why the airplane spot and taxi lines angle in towards the building. When we were ready to taxi, I signaled the marshaler (in front of nose). She waved me on towards the runway and moved over next to building. Did not see any wing walkers. I added power. Once the aircraft started moving forward, I simultaneously closed the throttles and turned the nosewheel away from the building toward the runway. As we taxied forward, I felt something. I thought I ran over a chock left on the ramp. I stopped the airplane and called operations (as they were calling me along with the flight attendants). They told me we hit the building. I informed passenger that we were returning to parking. We made right turn onto taxi lines and followed marshaler's instructions back to parking spot. I stepped off airplane and saw the damage at left wingtip. Ramp was wet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 STRIKES TERMINAL BUILDING WITH L WINGTIP DURING MARSHALED DEP FROM GATE AT GST.

Narrative: UPON TAXI OUT, L WINGTIP IMPACTED PART OF THE TERMINAL. TAXIED BACK IN AND SHUT DOWN ENGS. WE ARRIVED IN GST AFTER FLYING VOR DME RWY 29. WE PERFORMED SHUTDOWN DUTIES, I DID WALKAROUND FOR CO-PLT SINCE HE WAS BUSY PREPARING COMPUTER AND AIRPLANE FOR HIS LEG BACK TO JNU. WE WERE PARKED EXACTLY ON THE DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT. I RETURNED TO FLT DECK TO HELP THE FO SINCE THIS WAS HIS FIRST TIME INTO GST. WE DISCUSSED HOW CLOSE THE AIRPLANE WAS TO THE BUILDING, WHY THERE WAS NO TUG AND WHY THE AIRPLANE SPOT AND TAXI LINES ANGLE IN TOWARDS THE BUILDING. WHEN WE WERE READY TO TAXI, I SIGNALED THE MARSHALER (IN FRONT OF NOSE). SHE WAVED ME ON TOWARDS THE RWY AND MOVED OVER NEXT TO BUILDING. DID NOT SEE ANY WING WALKERS. I ADDED PWR. ONCE THE ACFT STARTED MOVING FORWARD, I SIMULTANEOUSLY CLOSED THE THROTTLES AND TURNED THE NOSEWHEEL AWAY FROM THE BUILDING TOWARD THE RWY. AS WE TAXIED FORWARD, I FELT SOMETHING. I THOUGHT I RAN OVER A CHOCK LEFT ON THE RAMP. I STOPPED THE AIRPLANE AND CALLED OPS (AS THEY WERE CALLING ME ALONG WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS). THEY TOLD ME WE HIT THE BUILDING. I INFORMED PAX THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO PARKING. WE MADE R TURN ONTO TAXI LINES AND FOLLOWED MARSHALER'S INSTRUCTIONS BACK TO PARKING SPOT. I STEPPED OFF AIRPLANE AND SAW THE DAMAGE AT L WINGTIP. RAMP WAS WET.

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.