Medium large transport parked at gate was hit by fuel truck. Wing tip damaged. Aircraft grounded for...

Attributes
ACN	190991
Time
Date	199110
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
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, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	190991
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I was the first officer of flight from rsw tpa lga syr aboard an medium large transport. We parked on the centerline of gate at lga. I left the airplane shortly after arrival. There were 3 flight attendants on board and approximately 12 through passengers. At approximately xx a fuel truck stuck the right wing tip from the rear side of the aircraft. The aircraft had not been moved since being chocked at arrival. There were no apparent injuries to those on or around the aircraft. The aircraft was determined to be unsafe for flight by our mechanics and remained in lga for repair. Since I did not witness the incident, I can not say why this happened. I do not see any reason for the impact other than too close of proximity between the truck and aircraft. On numerous past occasions I have fuel trucks traveling at fast speeds in the close proximity of our aircraft at this airport and I am not surprised by this incident at all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG PARKED AT GATE WAS HIT BY FUEL TRUCK. WING TIP DAMAGED. ACFT GNDED FOR REPAIR.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO OF FLT FROM RSW TPA LGA SYR ABOARD AN MLG. WE PARKED ON THE CENTERLINE OF GATE AT LGA. I LEFT THE AIRPLANE SHORTLY AFTER ARR. THERE WERE 3 FLT ATTENDANTS ON BOARD AND APPROX 12 THROUGH PAXS. AT APPROX XX A FUEL TRUCK STUCK THE R WING TIP FROM THE REAR SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE BEING CHOCKED AT ARR. THERE WERE NO APPARENT INJURIES TO THOSE ON OR AROUND THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNSAFE FOR FLT BY OUR MECHS AND REMAINED IN LGA FOR REPAIR. SINCE I DID NOT WITNESS THE INCIDENT, I CAN NOT SAY WHY THIS HAPPENED. I DO NOT SEE ANY REASON FOR THE IMPACT OTHER THAN TOO CLOSE OF PROX BTWN THE TRUCK AND ACFT. ON NUMEROUS PAST OCCASIONS I HAVE FUEL TRUCKS TRAVELING AT FAST SPDS IN THE CLOSE PROX OF OUR ACFT AT THIS ARPT AND I AM NOT SURPRISED BY THIS INCIDENT AT ALL.

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.

Medium large transport parked at gate was hit by fuel truck. Wing tip damaged. Aircraft grounded for repair.