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While taxiing under ground personnel guidance and with wing-walker observing, air carrier medium large transport left wing struck parked vehicle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 131601 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 131601 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As we taxied toward gate xx at mco, we observed a truck parked on the left side of our approach to the gate. It looked like the truck would be very close to our left wing tip as we entered the gate area. We stopped. A wing-walker came out to walk the wing along with a taxi guide man who gave us a 'come ahead' into the gate area. With the wing-walker giving us a thumbs up, we hit the truck with our left wing tip. We damaged the wing light and the cap on the end of the wing. The taxi guide people were not our company ground service people, but contract personnel. I do not believe they had enough training in the movement of aircraft. The next time we (I) approach a tight area, I will insist on company people or not move the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE TAXIING UNDER GND PERSONNEL GUIDANCE AND WITH WING-WALKER OBSERVING, ACR MLG LEFT WING STRUCK PARKED VEHICLE.
Narrative: AS WE TAXIED TOWARD GATE XX AT MCO, WE OBSERVED A TRUCK PARKED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF OUR APCH TO THE GATE. IT LOOKED LIKE THE TRUCK WOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO OUR LEFT WING TIP AS WE ENTERED THE GATE AREA. WE STOPPED. A WING-WALKER CAME OUT TO WALK THE WING ALONG WITH A TAXI GUIDE MAN WHO GAVE US A 'COME AHEAD' INTO THE GATE AREA. WITH THE WING-WALKER GIVING US A THUMBS UP, WE HIT THE TRUCK WITH OUR LEFT WING TIP. WE DAMAGED THE WING LIGHT AND THE CAP ON THE END OF THE WING. THE TAXI GUIDE PEOPLE WERE NOT OUR COMPANY GND SVC PEOPLE, BUT CONTRACT PERSONNEL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY HAD ENOUGH TRNING IN THE MOVEMENT OF ACFT. THE NEXT TIME WE (I) APCH A TIGHT AREA, I WILL INSIST ON COMPANY PEOPLE OR NOT MOVE THE 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.