During right turn from gate, aft fuselage swung outboard and struck a power cart.

Attributes
ACN	226655
Time
Date	199211
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
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 other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	226655
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Captain was beginning taxi under the direction of a ramp person from a gate that required a hard right turn immediately. Left aft side of aircraft impacted an electric power cart as aircraft swung around out of the parking spot. Cart was not visible from the cockpit. Incident caused by cart not being moved a sufficient distance from aircraft after being disconnected and inattn preoccupation on part of taxi director.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING R TURN FROM GATE, AFT FUSELAGE SWUNG OUTBOARD AND STRUCK A PWR CART.

Narrative: CAPT WAS BEGINNING TAXI UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A RAMP PERSON FROM A GATE THAT REQUIRED A HARD R TURN IMMEDIATELY. L AFT SIDE OF ACFT IMPACTED AN ELECTRIC PWR CART AS ACFT SWUNG AROUND OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT. CART WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT. INCIDENT CAUSED BY CART NOT BEING MOVED A SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM ACFT AFTER BEING DISCONNECTED AND INATTN PREOCCUPATION ON PART OF TAXI DIRECTOR.

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.