A BA31 crew hit a fence while taxiing even though they had 2 gndmen to help.

Attributes
ACN	337665
Time
Date	199606
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
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	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	337665
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 224 flight time total : 2125 flight time type : 535
ASRS Report	337666
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxi out of cramped area with 2 ground guides, left wingtip struck a temporary cyclone fence post at base of new control tower. Damage sustained to position light lens cap and strobe light. Should have had third wing walker near fence. Supplemental information from acn 337666: after the wingtip hit, the guide at the nose of the aircraft kept signaling us to continue forward (as if he didn't see it). There was no damage done to the wingtip itself. There should be more room for our airplanes to taxi out. The parking spots are too tight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BA31 CREW HIT A FENCE WHILE TAXIING EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD 2 GNDMEN TO HELP.

Narrative: WHILE TAXI OUT OF CRAMPED AREA WITH 2 GND GUIDES, L WINGTIP STRUCK A TEMPORARY CYCLONE FENCE POST AT BASE OF NEW CTL TWR. DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO POS LIGHT LENS CAP AND STROBE LIGHT. SHOULD HAVE HAD THIRD WING WALKER NEAR FENCE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 337666: AFTER THE WINGTIP HIT, THE GUIDE AT THE NOSE OF THE ACFT KEPT SIGNALING US TO CONTINUE FORWARD (AS IF HE DIDN'T SEE IT). THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE WINGTIP ITSELF. THERE SHOULD BE MORE ROOM FOR OUR AIRPLANES TO TAXI OUT. THE PARKING SPOTS ARE TOO TIGHT.

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.