A saab of 340B hit a light post while parking at the gate.

Attributes
ACN	341377
Time
Date	199607
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
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	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	341377
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Company parking on ramp in jfk requires a tight 180 degree turn to be made without use of adequate lines on pavement. The turn is also made on the very edge of ramp where many ground equipment pieces are located, including portable light towers. On a turn into parking, with a wing walker present and looking directly at the aircraft wingtip approximately 3 ft away, the captain hit a light post that was leaning in towards the aircraft path. It appeared to me the wingtip would clear, but the captain may have straightened out the aircraft in the turn at the marshaller's instructions in front of the aircraft. The wing walker was apparently giving the forward marshaller instructions by signaling him to keep the aircraft coming around because the wingtip was clear. Neither marshaller gave the stop signal until after the wingtip had made contact. Only the clear plastic lens was damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB OF 340B HIT A LIGHT POST WHILE PARKING AT THE GATE.

Narrative: COMPANY PARKING ON RAMP IN JFK REQUIRES A TIGHT 180 DEG TURN TO BE MADE WITHOUT USE OF ADEQUATE LINES ON PAVEMENT. THE TURN IS ALSO MADE ON THE VERY EDGE OF RAMP WHERE MANY GND EQUIP PIECES ARE LOCATED, INCLUDING PORTABLE LIGHT TWRS. ON A TURN INTO PARKING, WITH A WING WALKER PRESENT AND LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE ACFT WINGTIP APPROX 3 FT AWAY, THE CAPT HIT A LIGHT POST THAT WAS LEANING IN TOWARDS THE ACFT PATH. IT APPEARED TO ME THE WINGTIP WOULD CLR, BUT THE CAPT MAY HAVE STRAIGHTENED OUT THE ACFT IN THE TURN AT THE MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF THE ACFT. THE WING WALKER WAS APPARENTLY GIVING THE FORWARD MARSHALLER INSTRUCTIONS BY SIGNALING HIM TO KEEP THE ACFT COMING AROUND BECAUSE THE WINGTIP WAS CLR. NEITHER MARSHALLER GAVE THE STOP SIGNAL UNTIL AFTER THE WINGTIP HAD MADE CONTACT. ONLY THE CLR PLASTIC LENS WAS DAMAGED.

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.