An inbound DC8 cargo flight taxiing on the company ramp hits a light pole with its right wing at tol...

Attributes
ACN	495560
Time
Date	200012
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tol.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Ice Snow
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	495560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Company Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Had blocked out, but returned to ramp for maintenance. Ramp was covered with snow and ice. Followed slowly and carefully and exactly behind a follow-me vehicle. At parking area, required a left turn to park. Individual from follow-me vehicle was giving left signal, I was transitioning from straight ahead to left turn when right wing struck a light pole (approximately 3 ft inboard). Significant lurch to the right, and nosewheel skidded right approximately 27 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INBOUND DC8 CARGO FLT TAXIING ON THE COMPANY RAMP HITS A LIGHT POLE WITH ITS R WING AT TOL, OH.

Narrative: HAD BLOCKED OUT, BUT RETURNED TO RAMP FOR MAINT. RAMP WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. FOLLOWED SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY AND EXACTLY BEHIND A FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE. AT PARKING AREA, REQUIRED A L TURN TO PARK. INDIVIDUAL FROM FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE WAS GIVING L SIGNAL, I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM STRAIGHT AHEAD TO L TURN WHEN R WING STRUCK A LIGHT POLE (APPROX 3 FT INBOARD). SIGNIFICANT LURCH TO THE R, AND NOSEWHEEL SKIDDED R APPROX 27 FT.

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.

An inbound DC8 cargo flight taxiing on the company ramp hits a light pole with its right wing at tol, oh.