While taxiing away from the gate for departure following the marshal guidance the left wingtip hit a...

Attributes
ACN	306810
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	306810
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the afternoon of jun/xa/95, flight XXXX from miami, florida to marsh harbour, bahamas began to taxi out for departure. I followed the marshal's instructions. He was standing 20 ft in front of the airplane guiding me out through an alley between 2 fuel trucks. I followed his instructions and the left wingtip struck the edge of one of the fuel trucks. There was $5000 worth of damage to the airplane, and no damage to the fuel truck. At the time of the accident, it was raining heavily and I was following the marshal's instructions without looking left or right of the airplane. The marshal was fired but I believe this accident could have been avoided if wing walkers were required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE TAXIING AWAY FROM THE GATE FOR DEP FOLLOWING THE MARSHAL GUIDANCE THE L WINGTIP HIT A FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: ON THE AFTERNOON OF JUN/XA/95, FLT XXXX FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA TO MARSH HARBOUR, BAHAMAS BEGAN TO TAXI OUT FOR DEP. I FOLLOWED THE MARSHAL'S INSTRUCTIONS. HE WAS STANDING 20 FT IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE GUIDING ME OUT THROUGH AN ALLEY BTWN 2 FUEL TRUCKS. I FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND THE L WINGTIP STRUCK THE EDGE OF ONE OF THE FUEL TRUCKS. THERE WAS $5000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TRUCK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AND I WAS FOLLOWING THE MARSHAL'S INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT LOOKING L OR R OF THE AIRPLANE. THE MARSHAL WAS FIRED BUT I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WING WALKERS WERE REQUIRED.

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.

While taxiing away from the gate for departure following the marshal guidance the left wingtip hit a fuel truck.