Captain of a beech 1900 struck the gate awning when taxiing out. The ramp was wet and the aircraft parked closer than normal for passenger comfort since it was raining.

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Attributes
ACN	442261
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fyv.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 5400
ASRS Report	442261
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 490
ASRS Report	441574
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were parked closer than normal to terminal due to heavy rain. There is a passenger walkway covered by an awning. After a short ground delay we were reboarded and marshalled out. It was still heavy rain and I had limited space to turn. The aircraft's nosewheel steering was not responding well. The agent signaled me to stop which I did, since we were close to the awning. After stopping he then marshalled me forward. The aircraft was still not turning well to the right. I looked away to the right momentarily as I got the second stop signal, I put on the brakes and collided with the awning pole. The winglet on the tip was destroyed. I should not have let the agent park me so close and I should have backed the aircraft up before attempting such a tight turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A BEECH 1900 STRUCK THE GATE AWNING WHEN TAXIING OUT. THE RAMP WAS WET AND THE ACFT PARKED CLOSER THAN NORMAL FOR PAX COMFORT SINCE IT WAS RAINING.

Narrative: WE WERE PARKED CLOSER THAN NORMAL TO TERMINAL DUE TO HVY RAIN. THERE IS A PAX WALKWAY COVERED BY AN AWNING. AFTER A SHORT GND DELAY WE WERE REBOARDED AND MARSHALLED OUT. IT WAS STILL HVY RAIN AND I HAD LIMITED SPACE TO TURN. THE ACFT'S NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING WELL. THE AGENT SIGNALED ME TO STOP WHICH I DID, SINCE WE WERE CLOSE TO THE AWNING. AFTER STOPPING HE THEN MARSHALLED ME FORWARD. THE ACFT WAS STILL NOT TURNING WELL TO THE R. I LOOKED AWAY TO THE R MOMENTARILY AS I GOT THE SECOND STOP SIGNAL, I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND COLLIDED WITH THE AWNING POLE. THE WINGLET ON THE TIP WAS DESTROYED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE LET THE AGENT PARK ME SO CLOSE AND I SHOULD HAVE BACKED THE ACFT UP BEFORE ATTEMPTING SUCH A TIGHT TURN.

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.