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A flight crew struck the right wingtip on the jetway taxiing into gate at mdw. Several ground crew members near the wingtip failed to halt the taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440877 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 440877 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
We pulled up to our assigned gate. The ramper stopped us, pointed to gate and started to signal a left turn. I questioned the captain as to whether or not we could make the turn. He said it was no problem. When it appeared that it was going to be too close for my comfort level I said 'stop.' the captain didn't stop. Before I could get to the brakes the wingtip struck the jetway. There were approximately 3 rampers near the right wingtip, none of them gave us the stop signal. There was some disagreement as to whether the nose signal man was telling us to stop or not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLC STRUCK THE R WINGTIP ON THE JETWAY TAXIING INTO GATE AT MDW. SEVERAL GND CREW MEMBERS NEAR THE WINGTIP FAILED TO HALT THE TAXI.
Narrative: WE PULLED UP TO OUR ASSIGNED GATE. THE RAMPER STOPPED US, POINTED TO GATE AND STARTED TO SIGNAL A L TURN. I QUESTIONED THE CAPT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD MAKE THE TURN. HE SAID IT WAS NO PROB. WHEN IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE TOO CLOSE FOR MY COMFORT LEVEL I SAID 'STOP.' THE CAPT DIDN'T STOP. BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE BRAKES THE WINGTIP STRUCK THE JETWAY. THERE WERE APPROX 3 RAMPERS NEAR THE R WINGTIP, NONE OF THEM GAVE US THE STOP SIGNAL. THERE WAS SOME DISAGREEMENT AS TO WHETHER THE NOSE SIGNAL MAN WAS TELLING US TO STOP OR NOT.
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.