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An MD80 PIC experiences a wingtip strike on a set of airstairs parked at the ramp during a night operation parking procedure at bur, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 539314 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bur.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : atp |
| ASRS Report | 539314 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : gnd 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Taxiing in at bur, which is a sharp turn in, lead marshaller gave me the come ahead signal. I felt the aircraft strike something and came to an immediate stop. At that time the lead then gave me the signal for emergency stop. Damage appeared to be confined to the wingtip fairing only as we had struck airstairs parked on the left side. On taxi in both the first officer and myself cleared the area (all equipment was outside the equipment lines) and marshallers were present. I feel I may have been turned in too soon but both wing walkers were giving the ok to proceed signal and the lead marshaller signaled me to come straight ahead. As it turns out we were left of the centerline and that is why wingtip contacted parked airstairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 PIC EXPERIENCES A WINGTIP STRIKE ON A SET OF AIRSTAIRS PARKED AT THE RAMP DURING A NIGHT OP PARKING PROC AT BUR, CA.
Narrative: TAXIING IN AT BUR, WHICH IS A SHARP TURN IN, LEAD MARSHALLER GAVE ME THE COME AHEAD SIGNAL. I FELT THE ACFT STRIKE SOMETHING AND CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. AT THAT TIME THE LEAD THEN GAVE ME THE SIGNAL FOR EMER STOP. DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WINGTIP FAIRING ONLY AS WE HAD STRUCK AIRSTAIRS PARKED ON THE L SIDE. ON TAXI IN BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF CLRED THE AREA (ALL EQUIP WAS OUTSIDE THE EQUIP LINES) AND MARSHALLERS WERE PRESENT. I FEEL I MAY HAVE BEEN TURNED IN TOO SOON BUT BOTH WING WALKERS WERE GIVING THE OK TO PROCEED SIGNAL AND THE LEAD MARSHALLER SIGNALED ME TO COME STRAIGHT AHEAD. AS IT TURNS OUT WE WERE L OF THE CTRLINE AND THAT IS WHY WINGTIP CONTACTED PARKED AIRSTAIRS.
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.