A CRJ200 taxiing in heavy rain to its parking ramp was struck by a tug.

Attributes
ACN	729489
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain Fog
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
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 : 203 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	729489
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	729490
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While taxiing to the ramp our instructions were taxi south line until abeam the tower then transition to the north line. After taxiing abeam the tower we were transitioning to the north line at 45 degrees when the first officer yelled stop. I hit the brakes; not seeing what I was braking for. At the last second I saw a tug impacting the aircraft on the right side. We were taxiing in heavy rain and fog (light fog) with our nose light; taxi recog lights on. There was damage to bottom of aircraft; right behind the nosewheel and slight damage to the nose tire. Supplemental information from acn 729490: I yelled out; 'stop' 5 or 6 times and also got on the brakes. Shortly thereafter the tug struck us. It was raining very hard. Ramper then backed up the tug and got out of tug. Several other rampers stopped to make sure he was fine. We had nose and recog lights on the entire time we were taxiing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 TAXIING IN HVY RAIN TO ITS PARKING RAMP WAS STRUCK BY A TUG.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP OUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE TAXI S LINE UNTIL ABEAM THE TWR THEN TRANSITION TO THE N LINE. AFTER TAXIING ABEAM THE TWR WE WERE TRANSITIONING TO THE N LINE AT 45 DEGS WHEN THE FO YELLED STOP. I HIT THE BRAKES; NOT SEEING WHAT I WAS BRAKING FOR. AT THE LAST SECOND I SAW A TUG IMPACTING THE ACFT ON THE R SIDE. WE WERE TAXIING IN HVY RAIN AND FOG (LIGHT FOG) WITH OUR NOSE LIGHT; TAXI RECOG LIGHTS ON. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF ACFT; RIGHT BEHIND THE NOSEWHEEL AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE TIRE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 729490: I YELLED OUT; 'STOP' 5 OR 6 TIMES AND ALSO GOT ON THE BRAKES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE TUG STRUCK US. IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD. RAMPER THEN BACKED UP THE TUG AND GOT OUT OF TUG. SEVERAL OTHER RAMPERS STOPPED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS FINE. WE HAD NOSE AND RECOG LIGHTS ON THE ENTIRE TIME WE WERE TAXIING.

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.