Air carrier medium large transport aircraft struck wing tip while parking at a 'self parking gate' o...

Attributes
ACN	225569
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	225569
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	225850
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am a line instructor and was conducting initial operating experience with a transitioning captain. While the 'student' was parking the aircraft, following lead in lines at a self park gate, the left wing tip scraped a catering truck, parked at an adjacent gate servicing a parked aircraft. The 'student' was in the left seat and I was occupying the right seat. The WX was good and the ramp area was dry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ACFT STRUCK WING TIP WHILE PARKING AT A 'SELF PARKING GATE' ON A SVC TRUCK.

Narrative: I AM A LINE INSTRUCTOR AND WAS CONDUCTING INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH A TRANSITIONING CAPT. WHILE THE 'STUDENT' WAS PARKING THE ACFT, FOLLOWING LEAD IN LINES AT A SELF PARK GATE, THE L WING TIP SCRAPED A CATERING TRUCK, PARKED AT AN ADJACENT GATE SVCING A PARKED ACFT. THE 'STUDENT' WAS IN THE L SEAT AND I WAS OCCUPYING THE R SEAT. THE WX WAS GOOD AND THE RAMP AREA WAS DRY.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport aircraft struck wing tip while parking at a 'self parking gate' on a service truck.