Parking medium large transport struck cement truck with wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	90377
Time
Date	198807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	90377
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Taxiing into gate on the taxi line the right wingtip collided with a cement truck which was doing construction on the departure end of runway 15. It appeared the aircraft was clear from our view in the cockpit. There was a construction worker next to the truck who made no effort to warn/stop the aircraft before the collision. His truck was apparently parked well within the normal 10' wingtip clearance afforded by taxiing on the taxi line. Our marshalling personnel were in the correct position and attempted to stop the aircraft, but the collision had already occurred. The aircraft was unable to maneuver to the left because an medium large transport and a fuel truck were parked in. Immediate action required. Bur should provide qualified personnel around the construction area to ascertain that all construction personnel/equipment operates clear of aircraft. This should include wing walkers when equipment/personnel are in the safety zone (10' wingtip clearance) of taxiing aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PARKING MLG STRUCK CEMENT TRUCK WITH WINGTIP.

Narrative: TAXIING INTO GATE ON THE TAXI LINE THE RIGHT WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH A CEMENT TRUCK WHICH WAS DOING CONSTRUCTION ON THE DEP END OF RWY 15. IT APPEARED THE ACFT WAS CLEAR FROM OUR VIEW IN THE COCKPIT. THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION WORKER NEXT TO THE TRUCK WHO MADE NO EFFORT TO WARN/STOP THE ACFT BEFORE THE COLLISION. HIS TRUCK WAS APPARENTLY PARKED WELL WITHIN THE NORMAL 10' WINGTIP CLRNC AFFORDED BY TAXIING ON THE TAXI LINE. OUR MARSHALLING PERSONNEL WERE IN THE CORRECT POS AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ACFT, BUT THE COLLISION HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE LEFT BECAUSE AN MLG AND A FUEL TRUCK WERE PARKED IN. IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED. BUR SHOULD PROVIDE QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION AREA TO ASCERTAIN THAT ALL CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL/EQUIP OPERATES CLEAR OF ACFT. THIS SHOULD INCLUDE WING WALKERS WHEN EQUIPMENT/PERSONNEL ARE IN THE SAFETY ZONE (10' WINGTIP CLRNC) OF TAXIING ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.