Cargo aircraft being marshalled into parking has left wing leading edge hit parked belt loader.

Attributes
ACN	208582
Time
Date	199204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop 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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	208582
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After arriving in tus, I taxied the aircraft over to the west ramp to offload cargo. After I made my turn and lined up on my ground marshaller, the glare from the sun was extremely bright, and so I gave my full attention to his hand signals and did not divert my attention for fear that I might miss a signal from him. The next thing that I knew and felt was a thud. The left wing tip leading edge had hit a belt loader. I stopped the aircraft immediately and shut down. I had no indication from my ground guide that I was about to hit something. I immediately approached the supervisor to make sure that there were no injuries to anyone. When satisfied that there were none, I then called my company and reported the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO ACFT BEING MARSHALLED INTO PARKING HAS L WING LEADING EDGE HIT PARKED BELT LOADER.

Narrative: AFTER ARRIVING IN TUS, I TAXIED THE ACFT OVER TO THE W RAMP TO OFFLOAD CARGO. AFTER I MADE MY TURN AND LINED UP ON MY GND MARSHALLER, THE GLARE FROM THE SUN WAS EXTREMELY BRIGHT, AND SO I GAVE MY FULL ATTN TO HIS HAND SIGNALS AND DID NOT DIVERT MY ATTN FOR FEAR THAT I MIGHT MISS A SIGNAL FROM HIM. THE NEXT THING THAT I KNEW AND FELT WAS A THUD. THE L WING TIP LEADING EDGE HAD HIT A BELT LOADER. I STOPPED THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY AND SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO INDICATION FROM MY GND GUIDE THAT I WAS ABOUT TO HIT SOMETHING. I IMMEDIATELY APCHED THE SUPVR TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE. WHEN SATISFIED THAT THERE WERE NONE, I THEN CALLED MY COMPANY AND RPTED THE INCIDENT.

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.