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DC9-50 wingtip struck fuel truck during gate parking causing damage to the wingtip navigation assembly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 450591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 13000 |
| ASRS Report | 449061 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
As we were signaled into the gate, just inches from parking, the left wingtip contacted a fuel truck. Paint was scraped from the truck and damage was done to the navigation light assembly. A signalman did not see the wing walker's attempt to get the aircraft stopped before collision with the fuel truck. Inadequate ramp markings, tight spaces and congestion around the aircraft contributed to the mishap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC9-50 WINGTIP STRUCK FUEL TRUCK DURING GATE PARKING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP NAV ASSEMBLY.
Narrative: AS WE WERE SIGNALED INTO THE GATE, JUST INCHES FROM PARKING, THE L WINGTIP CONTACTED A FUEL TRUCK. PAINT WAS SCRAPED FROM THE TRUCK AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE NAV LIGHT ASSEMBLY. A SIGNALMAN DID NOT SEE THE WING WALKER'S ATTEMPT TO GET THE ACFT STOPPED BEFORE COLLISION WITH THE FUEL TRUCK. INADEQUATE RAMP MARKINGS, TIGHT SPACES AND CONGESTION AROUND THE ACFT CONTRIBUTED TO THE MISHAP.
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.