Ground taxi incident. Fixed object contact by wingtip.

Attributes
ACN	292274
Time
Date	199411
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stt
State Reference	VI
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, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	292274
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After I landed in stt (usvi) we exited the runway via 'D' towards air carrier ramp. We saw the marshall next to the east ramp (side) of the north ramp, near the terminal building. We were instructed to make a 180 degree turn to the left facing the north, as we always park the aircraft in stt. We followed the marshall's and wing walker's instructions. The marshall was giving me the move straight ahead signal, until the first officer shouted to stop, which I did immediately. The marshall started questioning me and signalling why I stopped the aircraft. The wing walker was doing the ok signal. We stopped the engineer and followed the 'parking' checklist. Then we deplaned the passenger. We walked to the outside of the aircraft and inspected the wing visually. Also, we interviewed the marshall and the wing-walker. The marshall did not realize what had happened. The wing-walker when we asked, responded saying 'I was looking at the marshall' 'I did not have any training' 'I don't know what I was doing.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND TAXI INCIDENT. FIXED OBJECT CONTACT BY WINGTIP.

Narrative: AFTER I LANDED IN STT (USVI) WE EXITED THE RWY VIA 'D' TOWARDS ACR RAMP. WE SAW THE MARSHALL NEXT TO THE E RAMP (SIDE) OF THE N RAMP, NEAR THE TERMINAL BUILDING. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN TO THE L FACING THE N, AS WE ALWAYS PARK THE ACFT IN STT. WE FOLLOWED THE MARSHALL'S AND WING WALKER'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE MARSHALL WAS GIVING ME THE MOVE STRAIGHT AHEAD SIGNAL, UNTIL THE FO SHOUTED TO STOP, WHICH I DID IMMEDIATELY. THE MARSHALL STARTED QUESTIONING ME AND SIGNALLING WHY I STOPPED THE ACFT. THE WING WALKER WAS DOING THE OK SIGNAL. WE STOPPED THE ENGINEER AND FOLLOWED THE 'PARKING' CHKLIST. THEN WE DEPLANED THE PAX. WE WALKED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE ACFT AND INSPECTED THE WING VISUALLY. ALSO, WE INTERVIEWED THE MARSHALL AND THE WING-WALKER. THE MARSHALL DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE WING-WALKER WHEN WE ASKED, RESPONDED SAYING 'I WAS LOOKING AT THE MARSHALL' 'I DID NOT HAVE ANY TRAINING' 'I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.'

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.