While taxiing into gate, a bus struck the left wing of the B737.

Attributes
ACN	325930
Time
Date	199601
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : elm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	325930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 7200
ASRS Report	325933
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiing wbound on south side of B terminal west of taxiway a at reno international airport. Aircraft was on taxiway centerline to 2 ft right of centerline. 2 buses and 1 car were passing on left side of aircraft as we taxied toward gate. First bus and car passed aircraft with no problems. Second bus impacted the outer 3 ft of leading edge of wing. All taxiway markings were visible. Bus driver made no attempt to avoid aircraft. Taxi speed was about 5 mph. No injuries in bus or aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE, A BUS STRUCK THE L WING OF THE B737.

Narrative: TAXIING WBOUND ON S SIDE OF B TERMINAL W OF TXWY A AT RENO INTL ARPT. ACFT WAS ON TXWY CTRLINE TO 2 FT R OF CTRLINE. 2 BUSES AND 1 CAR WERE PASSING ON L SIDE OF ACFT AS WE TAXIED TOWARD GATE. FIRST BUS AND CAR PASSED ACFT WITH NO PROBS. SECOND BUS IMPACTED THE OUTER 3 FT OF LEADING EDGE OF WING. ALL TXWY MARKINGS WERE VISIBLE. BUS DRIVER MADE NO ATTEMPT TO AVOID ACFT. TAXI SPD WAS ABOUT 5 MPH. NO INJURIES IN BUS OR 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.