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Ground handling marshaller failed to stop medium large transport from striking the wingtip on a truck alongside of the gate parking space.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325968 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pie |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 325968 |
| 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 other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing into ramp in dsm, ground personnel began directing us using wands. I turned light off to signal I was now following his direction. I taxied directly on yellow line, edge of ramp was on right side. I told first officer that truck looked close on left side. I then slowed even more. The first officer said we had room on right side. When I slowed, the marshaller seemed to be looking and slowed his motion, while looking, then speeded up his motion. I continued to move forward slowly. We suddenly felt a vibration and I stopped immediately. People ran toward wingtip then motioned me to continue forward and into parking spot. There were no white lines to let me know if any equipment was within the taxi area. Not even cones or any other markings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GND HANDLING MARSHALLER FAILED TO STOP MLG FROM STRIKING THE WINGTIP ON A TRUCK ALONGSIDE OF THE GATE PARKING SPACE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO RAMP IN DSM, GND PERSONNEL BEGAN DIRECTING US USING WANDS. I TURNED LIGHT OFF TO SIGNAL I WAS NOW FOLLOWING HIS DIRECTION. I TAXIED DIRECTLY ON YELLOW LINE, EDGE OF RAMP WAS ON R SIDE. I TOLD FO THAT TRUCK LOOKED CLOSE ON L SIDE. I THEN SLOWED EVEN MORE. THE FO SAID WE HAD ROOM ON R SIDE. WHEN I SLOWED, THE MARSHALLER SEEMED TO BE LOOKING AND SLOWED HIS MOTION, WHILE LOOKING, THEN SPEEDED UP HIS MOTION. I CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY. WE SUDDENLY FELT A VIBRATION AND I STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE RAN TOWARD WINGTIP THEN MOTIONED ME TO CONTINUE FORWARD AND INTO PARKING SPOT. THERE WERE NO WHITE LINES TO LET ME KNOW IF ANY EQUIP WAS WITHIN THE TAXI AREA. NOT EVEN CONES OR ANY OTHER MARKINGS.
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.