<< >> NASA ASRS Report 335020, May 1996

Taxiing into gate, flight crew knew the cargo igloo was very close to wingtip, but wing walker and marshaller both directed the aircraft forward indicating the wingtip was clear. It wasn't, though reporter captain says there was no damage to either the wingtip or the cargo cart.

Attributes
ACN	335020
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
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 : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	335020
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
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxi into gate in anc with marshaller and wing walkers. Cargo igloo on right side looks close. We stop. Wing walker and marshaller signal move forward and clear. First officer has head out window watching progress, while wing walker signals clear, right wing strikes igloo. No damage to igloo or airplane. Wing was no longer visible to me as we pass igloo. First officer has limited perception even when looking with head outside of plane. Decisions -- if aircraft appears close enough to object that neither pilot can determine for sure if we will clear it, stop and have the object moved, or the aircraft towed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING INTO GATE, FLC KNEW THE CARGO IGLOO WAS VERY CLOSE TO WINGTIP, BUT WING WALKER AND MARSHALLER BOTH DIRECTED THE ACFT FORWARD INDICATING THE WINGTIP WAS CLR. IT WASN'T, THOUGH RPTR CAPT SAYS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER THE WINGTIP OR THE CARGO CART.

Narrative: TAXI INTO GATE IN ANC WITH MARSHALLER AND WING WALKERS. CARGO IGLOO ON R SIDE LOOKS CLOSE. WE STOP. WING WALKER AND MARSHALLER SIGNAL MOVE FORWARD AND CLR. FO HAS HEAD OUT WINDOW WATCHING PROGRESS, WHILE WING WALKER SIGNALS CLR, R WING STRIKES IGLOO. NO DAMAGE TO IGLOO OR AIRPLANE. WING WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE TO ME AS WE PASS IGLOO. FO HAS LIMITED PERCEPTION EVEN WHEN LOOKING WITH HEAD OUTSIDE OF PLANE. DECISIONS -- IF ACFT APPEARS CLOSE ENOUGH TO OBJECT THAT NEITHER PLT CAN DETERMINE FOR SURE IF WE WILL CLR IT, STOP AND HAVE THE OBJECT MOVED, OR THE ACFT TOWED.

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.