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Captain of an ATR72 struck the tailcone on the passenger loading bridge when turning out of the gate during taxi for takeoff. There was only minor damage to the aircraft and none to the bridge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372413 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tol |
| State Reference | OH |
| 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 | ATR 72 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 372413 |
| 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 other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Aircraft tailcone struck jet bridge upon leaving gate. Guideman was positioned at my 10 O'clock position, watching left wing and tailcone. She gave me right turn signal and after 30 degrees of turn she indicated clear of aircraft in front of us, guideman was waved off. Continued turn at same rate and tailcone struck rubber fairing of jet bridge. Corrective action: second wing walker/guideman under left wing to better view tailcone movement as turn progresses. Guidemen/guidewomen should be cautioned to watch tail clearance more intently. Jet bridges should be withdrawn further away from aircraft prior to departure. Note: in this case aircraft was on non revenue, maintenance, ferry flight. Damage to aircraft was slight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ATR72 STRUCK THE TAILCONE ON THE PAX LOADING BRIDGE WHEN TURNING OUT OF THE GATE DURING TAXI FOR TKOF. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND NONE TO THE BRIDGE.
Narrative: ACFT TAILCONE STRUCK JET BRIDGE UPON LEAVING GATE. GUIDEMAN WAS POSITIONED AT MY 10 O'CLOCK POS, WATCHING L WING AND TAILCONE. SHE GAVE ME R TURN SIGNAL AND AFTER 30 DEGS OF TURN SHE INDICATED CLR OF ACFT IN FRONT OF US, GUIDEMAN WAS WAVED OFF. CONTINUED TURN AT SAME RATE AND TAILCONE STRUCK RUBBER FAIRING OF JET BRIDGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SECOND WING WALKER/GUIDEMAN UNDER L WING TO BETTER VIEW TAILCONE MOVEMENT AS TURN PROGRESSES. GUIDEMEN/GUIDEWOMEN SHOULD BE CAUTIONED TO WATCH TAIL CLRNC MORE INTENTLY. JET BRIDGES SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN FURTHER AWAY FROM ACFT PRIOR TO DEP. NOTE: IN THIS CASE ACFT WAS ON NON REVENUE, MAINT, FERRY FLT. DAMAGE TO ACFT WAS SLIGHT.
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.