E120 aircraft hit a jet water cart while being marshaller in to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	454808
Time
Date	199911
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : parking
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	454808
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

As I was being marshalled in by our company ramp agents in to our gate, the right engine's propellers came in contact with an object on the ground -- a jet water cart. All 4 propeller blades were damaged. Company policy is, while being marshalled in to a gate, the marshaller is responsible for aircraft avoidance and to ensure safe proximity clearance of any and all objects on the ground. In the future, I'll be sure not to trust the ramp agent marshalling me in, and to completely scan the parking area before I fix my attention onto the marshaller. I would also brief my copilot on the importance of outside clearance and ask him to use the brakes if needed without saying first.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E120 ACFT HIT A JET WATER CART WHILE BEING MARSHALLER IN TO THE GATE.

Narrative: AS I WAS BEING MARSHALLED IN BY OUR COMPANY RAMP AGENTS IN TO OUR GATE, THE R ENG'S PROPS CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT ON THE GND -- A JET WATER CART. ALL 4 PROP BLADES WERE DAMAGED. COMPANY POLICY IS, WHILE BEING MARSHALLED IN TO A GATE, THE MARSHALLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACFT AVOIDANCE AND TO ENSURE SAFE PROX CLRNC OF ANY AND ALL OBJECTS ON THE GND. IN THE FUTURE, I'LL BE SURE NOT TO TRUST THE RAMP AGENT MARSHALLING ME IN, AND TO COMPLETELY SCAN THE PARKING AREA BEFORE I FIX MY ATTN ONTO THE MARSHALLER. I WOULD ALSO BRIEF MY COPLT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTSIDE CLRNC AND ASK HIM TO USE THE BRAKES IF NEEDED WITHOUT SAYING FIRST.

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.