Narrative:

I was copilot of a jet aircraft. We taxied to the airport's GA ramp. We were advised that a marshaller would greet us. The WX was clear and windy and the temperature was 6 degrees C. The ramp was covered with snow. We entered the ramp and were directed by the marshaller to execute a 90 degree right turn; putting our right wing next to the blast fence. She kept urging us further right. Putting us closer to the fence. We elected to maintain course. Relative to the blast fence; we felt we were close enough. Once we decided not to go further right; we then resumed following the marshaller's directions; which at that point were to continue straight ahead. We had a large amount of ramp on the left side of the aircraft and there were no other aircraft on the ramp. As we slowly taxied ahead; the right wing struck a light post; which was positioned in front of the blast fence. The pole position was at least 4 ft in front of the blast fence. It was a gray post in front of a gray backgnd (the blast fence). We understand that this type of marshaller error has occurred at least 4 times in the last 12 months at this location. Suggestions: 1) line service personnel serving as marshallers should be encouraged to request additional marshaller assistance for guiding large aircraft. 2) obstacles in the taxi area should be painted bright colors. 3) FBO's should allow as much space as possible for aircraft maneuvering; especially when space is available.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GULFSTREAM V STRIKES LIGHT POLE WHILE FOLLOWING GND MARSHALLER GUIDANCE FOR PARKING ON RAMP AT JFK.

Narrative: I WAS COPLT OF A JET ACFT. WE TAXIED TO THE ARPT'S GA RAMP. WE WERE ADVISED THAT A MARSHALLER WOULD GREET US. THE WX WAS CLR AND WINDY AND THE TEMP WAS 6 DEGS C. THE RAMP WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. WE ENTERED THE RAMP AND WERE DIRECTED BY THE MARSHALLER TO EXECUTE A 90 DEG R TURN; PUTTING OUR R WING NEXT TO THE BLAST FENCE. SHE KEPT URGING US FURTHER R. PUTTING US CLOSER TO THE FENCE. WE ELECTED TO MAINTAIN COURSE. RELATIVE TO THE BLAST FENCE; WE FELT WE WERE CLOSE ENOUGH. ONCE WE DECIDED NOT TO GO FURTHER R; WE THEN RESUMED FOLLOWING THE MARSHALLER'S DIRECTIONS; WHICH AT THAT POINT WERE TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD. WE HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF RAMP ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT ON THE RAMP. AS WE SLOWLY TAXIED AHEAD; THE R WING STRUCK A LIGHT POST; WHICH WAS POSITIONED IN FRONT OF THE BLAST FENCE. THE POLE POSITION WAS AT LEAST 4 FT IN FRONT OF THE BLAST FENCE. IT WAS A GRAY POST IN FRONT OF A GRAY BACKGND (THE BLAST FENCE). WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TYPE OF MARSHALLER ERROR HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS AT THIS LOCATION. SUGGESTIONS: 1) LINE SVC PERSONNEL SERVING AS MARSHALLERS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL MARSHALLER ASSISTANCE FOR GUIDING LARGE ACFT. 2) OBSTACLES IN THE TAXI AREA SHOULD BE PAINTED BRIGHT COLORS. 3) FBO'S SHOULD ALLOW AS MUCH SPACE AS POSSIBLE FOR ACFT MANEUVERING; ESPECIALLY WHEN SPACE IS AVAILABLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.