Narrative:

After landing on runway 10 at naval air station norfolk, va (ngu) I made a r-hand turnoff at the end. While taxiing on taxiway F I came to the intersection of txwys F and M. I was following a 'follow me' truck that lead me to turn south on taxiway M. The turn was very tight, but I successfully naved the turn and continued to follow the 'follow me' truck south on taxiway M to my parking space. After opening the aircraft door a ground crewman advised me we had struck a piece of ground equipment in the grass sometime during the transition from txwys F to M. I inspected the #1 engine and found a small dent and about 4-5 ft scrape mark on the lower inboard side of the nacelle. I then went over to the piece of equipment in the grass and observed paint, similar to the color the nacelle is painted, on the exhaust stack. I did not notice making contact with the ground equipment. I believe a couple issues lead to the incident. 1) I was watching the progress of the 'follow me' truck after it had made the turn from taxiway F to M. 2) at about the same time I was navigating a very narrow turn from taxiway F onto taxiway M. 3) the piece of ground equipment was painted yellow and blended in with the color of the grass it was sitting in.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A 'FOLLOW ME' VEHICLE AN ACR HITS GND EQUIP WITH AN OUTBOARD ENG.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 10 AT NAVAL AIR STATION NORFOLK, VA (NGU) I MADE A R-HAND TURNOFF AT THE END. WHILE TAXIING ON TXWY F I CAME TO THE INTXN OF TXWYS F AND M. I WAS FOLLOWING A 'FOLLOW ME' TRUCK THAT LEAD ME TO TURN S ON TXWY M. THE TURN WAS VERY TIGHT, BUT I SUCCESSFULLY NAVED THE TURN AND CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE 'FOLLOW ME' TRUCK S ON TXWY M TO MY PARKING SPACE. AFTER OPENING THE ACFT DOOR A GND CREWMAN ADVISED ME WE HAD STRUCK A PIECE OF GND EQUIP IN THE GRASS SOMETIME DURING THE TRANSITION FROM TXWYS F TO M. I INSPECTED THE #1 ENG AND FOUND A SMALL DENT AND ABOUT 4-5 FT SCRAPE MARK ON THE LOWER INBOARD SIDE OF THE NACELLE. I THEN WENT OVER TO THE PIECE OF EQUIP IN THE GRASS AND OBSERVED PAINT, SIMILAR TO THE COLOR THE NACELLE IS PAINTED, ON THE EXHAUST STACK. I DID NOT NOTICE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GND EQUIP. I BELIEVE A COUPLE ISSUES LEAD TO THE INCIDENT. 1) I WAS WATCHING THE PROGRESS OF THE 'FOLLOW ME' TRUCK AFTER IT HAD MADE THE TURN FROM TXWY F TO M. 2) AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME I WAS NAVING A VERY NARROW TURN FROM TXWY F ONTO TXWY M. 3) THE PIECE OF GND EQUIP WAS PAINTED YELLOW AND BLENDED IN WITH THE COLOR OF THE GRASS IT WAS SITTING IN.

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.