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While being guided into parking gate at bna, captain following guide man's signals hit left wing tip against a fuel truck. Wing man had signalled stop but guide man did not see the signal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 161856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| 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 | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| 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 : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 161856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While parking aircraft at gate left wing tip struck fuel truck. Capts are instructed to follow all instructions from primary signal man. I had parked at this gate a # of times before. As I taxied in, the wing walker on my left indicated that all was ok. I now directed my attention to the primary guide. This person, being a new employee, was not watching the wing walker, who had now given a stop signal. I continued to move forward as instructed and hit a fuel truck with the left wing. Damage was minimal. Aircraft has returned to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE BEING GUIDED INTO PARKING GATE AT BNA, CAPT FOLLOWING GUIDE MAN'S SIGNALS HIT LEFT WING TIP AGAINST A FUEL TRUCK. WING MAN HAD SIGNALLED STOP BUT GUIDE MAN DID NOT SEE THE SIGNAL.
Narrative: WHILE PARKING ACFT AT GATE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK FUEL TRUCK. CAPTS ARE INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS FROM PRIMARY SIGNAL MAN. I HAD PARKED AT THIS GATE A # OF TIMES BEFORE. AS I TAXIED IN, THE WING WALKER ON MY LEFT INDICATED THAT ALL WAS OK. I NOW DIRECTED MY ATTN TO THE PRIMARY GUIDE. THIS PERSON, BEING A NEW EMPLOYEE, WAS NOT WATCHING THE WING WALKER, WHO HAD NOW GIVEN A STOP SIGNAL. I CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AS INSTRUCTED AND HIT A FUEL TRUCK WITH THE LEFT WING. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SVC.
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.