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A DC10 struck a light pole while being marshaled into the air carrier's gate with wing walkers monitoring.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 722071 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30F |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 722071 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Landed in ZZZ and proceeded towards the widebody transport parking ramp which was completely empty. I could see the ramp personnel were waiting for us on spot X (1ST spot) and we had a marshaller and 2 wing walkers as usual. The captain was following the marshaller's instruction and had disappeared from my view. All of a sudden; I felt a jolt; the captain brought the aircraft to an abrupt stop and directed me to 'open the door and check things out!' as I got up from the flight engineer's seat; I could see the marshaller; who positioned himself to the left of the captain's windshield and away from the critical (right) wing was still signaling for us to continue moving forward -- even after impact. I opened the R-1 door where I realized my worst fear -- the right wingtip had struck an adjacent light pole. After we were given the chocks in signal and completed the parking checklist; I proceeded towards the right wing to have a closer look at the extent of the damage and take some pictures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC10 STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHILE BEING MARSHALED INTO THE ACR'S GATE WITH WING WALKERS MONITORING.
Narrative: LANDED IN ZZZ AND PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE WDB PARKING RAMP WHICH WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I COULD SEE THE RAMP PERSONNEL WERE WAITING FOR US ON SPOT X (1ST SPOT) AND WE HAD A MARSHALLER AND 2 WING WALKERS AS USUAL. THE CAPT WAS FOLLOWING THE MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTION AND HAD DISAPPEARED FROM MY VIEW. ALL OF A SUDDEN; I FELT A JOLT; THE CAPT BROUGHT THE ACFT TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND DIRECTED ME TO 'OPEN THE DOOR AND CHK THINGS OUT!' AS I GOT UP FROM THE FE'S SEAT; I COULD SEE THE MARSHALLER; WHO POSITIONED HIMSELF TO THE L OF THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD AND AWAY FROM THE CRITICAL (R) WING WAS STILL SIGNALING FOR US TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD -- EVEN AFTER IMPACT. I OPENED THE R-1 DOOR WHERE I REALIZED MY WORST FEAR -- THE R WINGTIP HAD STRUCK AN ADJACENT LIGHT POLE. AFTER WE WERE GIVEN THE CHOCKS IN SIGNAL AND COMPLETED THE PARKING CHKLIST; I PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE R WING TO HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND TAKE SOME PICTURES.
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.