Medium large transport being pushed back has truck hit wing.

Attributes
ACN	225348
Time
Date	199211
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	225348
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft was being pushed back from gate and was immediately hit by a catering truck. Wingtip damage was sustained. A hole was put in the side of the catering truck. Aircraft was brought back to gate and deplaned. The driver of the catering truck was not looking and the pushback mechanic had no wing walker.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG BEING PUSHED BACK HAS TRUCK HIT WING.

Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY HIT BY A CATERING TRUCK. WINGTIP DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. A HOLE WAS PUT IN THE SIDE OF THE CATERING TRUCK. ACFT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO GATE AND DEPLANED. THE DRIVER OF THE CATERING TRUCK WAS NOT LOOKING AND THE PUSHBACK MECH HAD NO WING WALKER.

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.