Narrative:

I overshot the assigned gate and made a turn back to the proper gate. Our procedure calls for the #2 engine to be shut down when on the ramp. I applied recommended power of 72% N2 to taxi to the gate and in so doing, the 'jet blast' blew loose lumber off a flat-bed truck that was parked at the adjacent terminal (narrow alley). The area was dimly lit and I was unaware of construction in that area. No ATIS, NOTAM, etc as a clue. Of course I am emotionally upset to have damaged another's property but as I continue to look back on the situation, I wonder why the construction supervisor or airport manager allows loose objects in a high risk area. Another day, I again flew into san diego. The trucks were parked with the cabin attendant facing our gates and the lumber had been taken off the flat-beds and stacked behind a brick wall. Colored stanchions are now in place and the whole area is cleaned up. Obviously, someone corrected a bad situation. After talking with my chief pilot we now taxi to the gate with both engines running and we don't start engines until out of the alley.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG JET TAXIING AND TURNING ON ONE ENGINE PER COMPANY POLICY BLEW LOOSE LUMBER OFF A TRUCK.

Narrative: I OVERSHOT THE ASSIGNED GATE AND MADE A TURN BACK TO THE PROPER GATE. OUR PROC CALLS FOR THE #2 ENGINE TO BE SHUT DOWN WHEN ON THE RAMP. I APPLIED RECOMMENDED POWER OF 72% N2 TO TAXI TO THE GATE AND IN SO DOING, THE 'JET BLAST' BLEW LOOSE LUMBER OFF A FLAT-BED TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED AT THE ADJACENT TERMINAL (NARROW ALLEY). THE AREA WAS DIMLY LIT AND I WAS UNAWARE OF CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA. NO ATIS, NOTAM, ETC AS A CLUE. OF COURSE I AM EMOTIONALLY UPSET TO HAVE DAMAGED ANOTHER'S PROPERTY BUT AS I CONTINUE TO LOOK BACK ON THE SITUATION, I WONDER WHY THE CONSTRUCTION SUPVR OR ARPT MGR ALLOWS LOOSE OBJECTS IN A HIGH RISK AREA. ANOTHER DAY, I AGAIN FLEW INTO SAN DIEGO. THE TRUCKS WERE PARKED WITH THE CAB FACING OUR GATES AND THE LUMBER HAD BEEN TAKEN OFF THE FLAT-BEDS AND STACKED BEHIND A BRICK WALL. COLORED STANCHIONS ARE NOW IN PLACE AND THE WHOLE AREA IS CLEANED UP. OBVIOUSLY, SOMEONE CORRECTED A BAD SITUATION. AFTER TALKING WITH MY CHIEF PLT WE NOW TAXI TO THE GATE WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING AND WE DON'T START ENGINES UNTIL OUT OF THE ALLEY.

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