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DHC8 left wingtip impacts jetway when marshaller is distraction and captain misjudges clearance due to the jetway angle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 627816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 627816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On aug/thu/04, at approximately XA45, we landed at ZZZ on a scheduled flight from oth. The parking spot was X, different from our usual spot due to construction at the airport. The captain started taxiing into the spot when the area was clear, and the company ramper started to marshal us into the spot. I told the captain that a cone was close to the propeller path on my side, and then told her when it was clear. I had my thumb up on the dash and was monitoring the right wing, as per our fom. The aircraft was moving very slowly. The captain was stopping as we were just about at the parking stop point (we stopped within 24 inches of the stop line). The aircraft pulled to the left. I thought the steering had failed, or we ran over some chocks. We actually impacted a jetway with the left wing. The last 18 inches of the left wing impacted the jetway. Passenger disembarked with no further incident. The angle of the jetway made it difficult to tell that it was not going to be clear of the taxi path of the aircraft. The marshaller was distraction by rampers moving vehicles out of the way. The parking area was not the usual parking area for the DHC8. The captain placed too much trust in the judgement of the marshaller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DHC8 L WINGTIP IMPACTS JETWAY WHEN MARSHALLER IS DISTR AND CAPT MISJUDGES CLRNC DUE TO THE JETWAY ANGLE.
Narrative: ON AUG/THU/04, AT APPROX XA45, WE LANDED AT ZZZ ON A SCHEDULED FLT FROM OTH. THE PARKING SPOT WAS X, DIFFERENT FROM OUR USUAL SPOT DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT THE ARPT. THE CAPT STARTED TAXIING INTO THE SPOT WHEN THE AREA WAS CLR, AND THE COMPANY RAMPER STARTED TO MARSHAL US INTO THE SPOT. I TOLD THE CAPT THAT A CONE WAS CLOSE TO THE PROP PATH ON MY SIDE, AND THEN TOLD HER WHEN IT WAS CLR. I HAD MY THUMB UP ON THE DASH AND WAS MONITORING THE R WING, AS PER OUR FOM. THE ACFT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY. THE CAPT WAS STOPPING AS WE WERE JUST ABOUT AT THE PARKING STOP POINT (WE STOPPED WITHIN 24 INCHES OF THE STOP LINE). THE ACFT PULLED TO THE L. I THOUGHT THE STEERING HAD FAILED, OR WE RAN OVER SOME CHOCKS. WE ACTUALLY IMPACTED A JETWAY WITH THE L WING. THE LAST 18 INCHES OF THE L WING IMPACTED THE JETWAY. PAX DISEMBARKED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ANGLE OF THE JETWAY MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TELL THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE CLR OF THE TAXI PATH OF THE ACFT. THE MARSHALLER WAS DISTR BY RAMPERS MOVING VEHICLES OUT OF THE WAY. THE PARKING AREA WAS NOT THE USUAL PARKING AREA FOR THE DHC8. THE CAPT PLACED TOO MUCH TRUST IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE MARSHALLER.
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.