<< >> NASA ASRS Report 266841, March 1994

Light transport incurs wingtip strike on baggage building during ramp operation ramp departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	266841
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight 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 : 153 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 335
ASRS Report	266841
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Aircraft was parked near a baggage building. The captain and I discussed the situation and decided if either of us felt uncomfortable we would step on the brakes. The ramper gave us a turn left to start taxiing. During the turn, the ramper walked over by the wing, motioned there was about 2 ft between the wall and wingtip. The ramper had us continue taxiing while he still watched the wing. After giving us a signal to taxi straight and the aircraft about 5 ft in front of the building, the ramper gave us a stop signal, followed by a shutdown. Inspecting the wing, it appeared about 3-5 inches of the right rear wingtip was damaged. To prevent a recurrence, the airport authority at iad needs to allot more space to the most active airline at their airport.

Related reports:

• Flight crew of medium large transport cleared to level at 10...
• Taxiing light transport blew doors off building.
• Jet blast from 3 engine large transport departing ramp blew ...
• Small transport hits wingtip against building post during ra...

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.37000feet.com

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT INCURS WINGTIP STRIKE ON BAGGAGE BUILDING DURING RAMP OP RAMP DEP PROC.

Narrative: ACFT WAS PARKED NEAR A BAGGAGE BUILDING. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED THE SIT AND DECIDED IF EITHER OF US FELT UNCOMFORTABLE WE WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKES. THE RAMPER GAVE US A TURN L TO START TAXIING. DURING THE TURN, THE RAMPER WALKED OVER BY THE WING, MOTIONED THERE WAS ABOUT 2 FT BTWN THE WALL AND WINGTIP. THE RAMPER HAD US CONTINUE TAXIING WHILE HE STILL WATCHED THE WING. AFTER GIVING US A SIGNAL TO TAXI STRAIGHT AND THE ACFT ABOUT 5 FT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, THE RAMPER GAVE US A STOP SIGNAL, FOLLOWED BY A SHUTDOWN. INSPECTING THE WING, IT APPEARED ABOUT 3-5 INCHES OF THE RIGHT REAR WINGTIP WAS DAMAGED. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, THE ARPT AUTHORITY AT IAD NEEDS TO ALLOT MORE SPACE TO THE MOST ACTIVE AIRLINE AT THEIR ARPT.

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.