B757 crew hit a light pole while maneuvering on the ground, because the gate was occupied, at kbo.

Attributes
ACN	622382
Time
Date	200401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : skbo.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 142 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	622382
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 194 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	622381
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing (very slowly) we struck a light pole with the outboard leading edge, right wing. After landing bog we taxied clear off runway 13R at taxiway D. We completed the 'after landing' checklist. While the first officer was talking to company operations on VHF #2, I was monitoring ground on VHF #1. Noting that our gate was occupied and the south ramp area was clear of aircraft, I asked ground for permission to taxi clear of taxiway D and move into the ramp (hardstand) area. Ground responded, 'that's fine...' (words similar). As I turned into the ramp, the first officer indicated that company wanted us to stay on taxiway D short of taxiway west. I told him that ground had cleared us into the ramp. We continued in at a very slow taxi, until a point between gates X and Y, and south of there. At that point I turned left about 45 degrees. We felt a very slight yawing (similar to the nose gear 'tire' catching the edge of a surface hole or broken pavement). We continued about 10 ft more and stopped. A couple mins later operations called to say we had hit a light pole.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HIT A LIGHT POLE WHILE MANEUVERING ON THE GND, BECAUSE THE GATE WAS OCCUPIED, AT KBO.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING (VERY SLOWLY) WE STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WITH THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, R WING. AFTER LNDG BOG WE TAXIED CLR OFF RWY 13R AT TXWY D. WE COMPLETED THE 'AFTER LNDG' CHKLIST. WHILE THE FO WAS TALKING TO COMPANY OPS ON VHF #2, I WAS MONITORING GND ON VHF #1. NOTING THAT OUR GATE WAS OCCUPIED AND THE S RAMP AREA WAS CLR OF ACFT, I ASKED GND FOR PERMISSION TO TAXI CLR OF TXWY D AND MOVE INTO THE RAMP (HARDSTAND) AREA. GND RESPONDED, 'THAT'S FINE...' (WORDS SIMILAR). AS I TURNED INTO THE RAMP, THE FO INDICATED THAT COMPANY WANTED US TO STAY ON TXWY D SHORT OF TXWY W. I TOLD HIM THAT GND HAD CLRED US INTO THE RAMP. WE CONTINUED IN AT A VERY SLOW TAXI, UNTIL A POINT BTWN GATES X AND Y, AND S OF THERE. AT THAT POINT I TURNED L ABOUT 45 DEGS. WE FELT A VERY SLIGHT YAWING (SIMILAR TO THE NOSE GEAR 'TIRE' CATCHING THE EDGE OF A SURFACE HOLE OR BROKEN PAVEMENT). WE CONTINUED ABOUT 10 FT MORE AND STOPPED. A COUPLE MINS LATER OPS CALLED TO SAY WE HAD HIT A LIGHT POLE.

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.