Narrative:

I was the pilot in command of a scheduled aircraft trip between bwi and atl. I was in the right seat (first officer's) to conduct initial operating experience (IOE) training of a 1ST time captain. After an initial briefing on the role of a new captain and his check captain during IOE training, my new captain and I proceeded to the air carrier and prepared for his 1ST line trip. After the 'before starting engines' checklist had been accomplished, I briefed the new captain on the procedure to be followed for his 1ST powerback from gate at bwi, the briefing consisted of a review of the material in the flight manual and a description of how to hold the steering wheel with the left hand so that a turn could be made without removing the right hand from the throttles to assist in the steering wheel movement. After the engines were started and checklists read, the new captain began the powerback maneuver. He misinterpreted the ground svcman's signal for a tail to the right turn and turned the aircraft in the opposite direction. I told the captain that he had turned the wrong way and immediately placed my hand on his and took the engines out of reverse thrust and added minimum forward thrust to stop the aircraft's rearward movement. As the aircraft started forward, I placed the throttles to idle and instructed the captain to turn to the right to exit the ramp area. The result of the turn in the wrong direction and my corrective action resulted in a baggage cart being blown into another carrier's medium large transport, with the result of a minor dent. He departed approximately on schedule. The recurrence of this could be prevented with practice powerbacks in flight training before a new captain comes to the line for IOE training on passenger flts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BAGGAGE CART TIP INTO ACR MLG ENGINE COWL FOLLOWING INCORRECT POWERBACK TURN.

Narrative: I WAS THE PLT IN COMMAND OF A SCHEDULED ACFT TRIP BTWN BWI AND ATL. I WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT (F/O'S) TO CONDUCT INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE (IOE) TRNING OF A 1ST TIME CAPT. AFTER AN INITIAL BRIEFING ON THE ROLE OF A NEW CAPT AND HIS CHK CAPT DURING IOE TRNING, MY NEW CAPT AND I PROCEEDED TO THE AIR CARRIER AND PREPARED FOR HIS 1ST LINE TRIP. AFTER THE 'BEFORE STARTING ENGS' CHKLIST HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, I BRIEFED THE NEW CAPT ON THE PROC TO BE FOLLOWED FOR HIS 1ST POWERBACK FROM GATE AT BWI, THE BRIEFING CONSISTED OF A REVIEW OF THE MATERIAL IN THE FLT MANUAL AND A DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE LEFT HAND SO THAT A TURN COULD BE MADE WITHOUT REMOVING THE RIGHT HAND FROM THE THROTTLES TO ASSIST IN THE STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT. AFTER THE ENGS WERE STARTED AND CHKLISTS READ, THE NEW CAPT BEGAN THE POWERBACK MANEUVER. HE MISINTERPRETED THE GND SVCMAN'S SIGNAL FOR A TAIL TO THE RIGHT TURN AND TURNED THE ACFT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I TOLD THE CAPT THAT HE HAD TURNED THE WRONG WAY AND IMMEDIATELY PLACED MY HAND ON HIS AND TOOK THE ENGS OUT OF REVERSE THRUST AND ADDED MINIMUM FORWARD THRUST TO STOP THE ACFT'S REARWARD MOVEMENT. AS THE ACFT STARTED FORWARD, I PLACED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE AND INSTRUCTED THE CAPT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE RAMP AREA. THE RESULT OF THE TURN IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND MY CORRECTIVE ACTION RESULTED IN A BAGGAGE CART BEING BLOWN INTO ANOTHER CARRIER'S MLG, WITH THE RESULT OF A MINOR DENT. HE DEPARTED APPROX ON SCHEDULE. THE RECURRENCE OF THIS COULD BE PREVENTED WITH PRACTICE POWERBACKS IN FLT TRNING BEFORE A NEW CAPT COMES TO THE LINE FOR IOE TRNING ON PAX FLTS.

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.