Wingtip strike by B-727 on cargo loader in ramp operation aircraft parking procedure.

Attributes
ACN	267660
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4770
ASRS Report	267660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On taxi into gate at jfk, signalman gave instructions to continue taxi forward while watching left wingtip clearance of parked cargo loader. Aircraft wingtip contacted loader.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WINGTIP STRIKE BY B-727 ON CARGO LOADER IN RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC.

Narrative: ON TAXI INTO GATE AT JFK, SIGNALMAN GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTINUE TAXI FORWARD WHILE WATCHING L WINGTIP CLRNC OF PARKED CARGO LOADER. ACFT WINGTIP CONTACTED LOADER.

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.