Mdt wingtip hits baggage cart when taxiing to gate.

Attributes
ACN	301394
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	301394
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While parking at the gate we felt a small bump just prior to our planned stop. The first officer then noticed a baggage cart against our right wingtip. There was virtually no damage except to the erosion strip (tape) on the navigation light cover. There was a 1/4 inch crack in the navigation light cover. The ramp personnel didn't notice a thing until we brought it to their attention. Fortunately, there was no damage this time, but there have been approximately 8 incidents of ground damage this week.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT WINGTIP HITS BAGGAGE CART WHEN TAXIING TO GATE.

Narrative: WHILE PARKING AT THE GATE WE FELT A SMALL BUMP JUST PRIOR TO OUR PLANNED STOP. THE FO THEN NOTICED A BAGGAGE CART AGAINST OUR R WINGTIP. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO DAMAGE EXCEPT TO THE EROSION STRIP (TAPE) ON THE NAV LIGHT COVER. THERE WAS A 1/4 INCH CRACK IN THE NAV LIGHT COVER. THE RAMP PERSONNEL DIDN'T NOTICE A THING UNTIL WE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE THIS TIME, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN APPROX 8 INCIDENTS OF GND DAMAGE THIS WK.

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.