DC8 crew hit a baggage cart while being marshalled into the parking spot.

Attributes
ACN	481213
Time
Date	200008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8F
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 : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 198
ASRS Report	481213
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 6
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While being marshalled into parking in mia with 2 wing walkers and a marshaller, the #4 engine hit a baggage cart, approximately 10 ft from our final parking spot. The engine was already shut down and we were taxiing at a slow speed, damage was a dent in the cowling. While the marshaller was telling us to come forward, the first officer hit the brakes, saying he saw a guy out the right side of the aircraft giving the emergency stop signal. From the cockpit it looked like the cart wouldn't be a factor. The only explanation I can think of why the marshaller didn't see the baggage cart or the wingman was that he was so focused on the nose gear rather than scanning the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 CREW HIT A BAGGAGE CART WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO THE PARKING SPOT.

Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO PARKING IN MIA WITH 2 WING WALKERS AND A MARSHALLER, THE #4 ENG HIT A BAGGAGE CART, APPROX 10 FT FROM OUR FINAL PARKING SPOT. THE ENG WAS ALREADY SHUT DOWN AND WE WERE TAXIING AT A SLOW SPD, DAMAGE WAS A DENT IN THE COWLING. WHILE THE MARSHALLER WAS TELLING US TO COME FORWARD, THE FO HIT THE BRAKES, SAYING HE SAW A GUY OUT THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT GIVING THE EMER STOP SIGNAL. FROM THE COCKPIT IT LOOKED LIKE THE CART WOULDN'T BE A FACTOR. THE ONLY EXPLANATION I CAN THINK OF WHY THE MARSHALLER DIDN'T SEE THE BAGGAGE CART OR THE WINGMAN WAS THAT HE WAS SO FOCUSED ON THE NOSE GEAR RATHER THAN SCANNING THE AREA.

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.