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While being guided away from the gate by a marshall the reporter's ATR42 tail cone struck a passenger walkway. The reporter was not informed until after takeoff. The reporter returned and landed for maintenance inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mht |
| State Reference | NH |
| 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 | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| 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 : 210 flight time total : 22500 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 323665 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While being marshalled away from the gate in mht, the tail section of the ATR brushed the commuter walkway causing a 16 inch scrape and a small dent in the tail cone. The crew never felt the plane hit the walkway and proceeded with the flight normally. Once airborne, the crew called operations to relay out/off times and were then advised of the mishap. The crew decided to return to mht and have the plane inspected by maintenance personnel. The flight landed without further incident. Corrective actions: 1) pull commuter walkway away from aircraft before marshalling away from gate. 2) have 2 people marshall aircraft from gate -- 'have 1 wing walker, minimum.' 3) better training in marshalling aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE BEING GUIDED AWAY FROM THE GATE BY A MARSHALL THE RPTR'S ATR42 TAIL CONE STRUCK A PAX WALKWAY. THE RPTR WAS NOT INFORMED UNTIL AFTER TKOF. THE RPTR RETURNED AND LANDED FOR MAINT INSPECTION.
Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED AWAY FROM THE GATE IN MHT, THE TAIL SECTION OF THE ATR BRUSHED THE COMMUTER WALKWAY CAUSING A 16 INCH SCRAPE AND A SMALL DENT IN THE TAIL CONE. THE CREW NEVER FELT THE PLANE HIT THE WALKWAY AND PROCEEDED WITH THE FLT NORMALLY. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE CREW CALLED OPS TO RELAY OUT/OFF TIMES AND WERE THEN ADVISED OF THE MISHAP. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO MHT AND HAVE THE PLANE INSPECTED BY MAINT PERSONNEL. THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) PULL COMMUTER WALKWAY AWAY FROM ACFT BEFORE MARSHALLING AWAY FROM GATE. 2) HAVE 2 PEOPLE MARSHALL ACFT FROM GATE -- 'HAVE 1 WING WALKER, MINIMUM.' 3) BETTER TRAINING IN MARSHALLING ACFT.
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.