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Aircraft followed guide man for parking at gate. Wing struck fuel truck during taxi into final stopping place. 2 passenger claimed 'whiplash injury.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 272494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 272494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At XA56 as we were taxiing into the terminal, I observed a catering truck and a fuel truck to our right. I instructed the first officer to watch the trucks for clearance. The first officer said the catering truck was moving and there was room to clear the gas truck. The guide with his wands was directing us to continue taxiing for parking and I was following him and the painted line. The guide was still telling us to continue when we hit the fuel truck with our right wing tip. 2 passenger claimed whiplash and the paramedics were called.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT FOLLOWED GUIDE MAN FOR PARKING AT GATE. WING STRUCK FUEL TRUCK DURING TAXI INTO FINAL STOPPING PLACE. 2 PAX CLAIMED 'WHIPLASH INJURY.'
Narrative: AT XA56 AS WE WERE TAXIING INTO THE TERMINAL, I OBSERVED A CATERING TRUCK AND A FUEL TRUCK TO OUR R. I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO WATCH THE TRUCKS FOR CLRNC. THE FO SAID THE CATERING TRUCK WAS MOVING AND THERE WAS ROOM TO CLR THE GAS TRUCK. THE GUIDE WITH HIS WANDS WAS DIRECTING US TO CONTINUE TAXIING FOR PARKING AND I WAS FOLLOWING HIM AND THE PAINTED LINE. THE GUIDE WAS STILL TELLING US TO CONTINUE WHEN WE HIT THE FUEL TRUCK WITH OUR R WING TIP. 2 PAX CLAIMED WHIPLASH AND THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED.
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.