A taxiing crj collided with a baggage cart in the gate area while being marshalled and monitored by ...

Attributes
ACN	689472
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 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 : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	689472
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft struck a baggage cart while taxiing in to the gate parking spot; while under control of 3 ramp marshallers. Lead marshaller continued to signal us in even after the aircraft struck the cart. He was obviously unaware that there was an obstacle on the right (first officer's) side of the aircraft. The wing and winglet on the right side of the aircraft struck the baggage cart and sustained damage. There were 2 marshallers on either side of the aircraft -- all had lighted wands. The captain and I felt the thump when the aircraft struck the cart. Although the right side marshaller made signals after the strike that he had signaled the lead to stop before we hit the cart; that is unknown to me. It appeared to be either a miscom between the 2 marshallers; or the lead was not looking at the right side marshaller to ensure clearance of obstacles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TAXIING CRJ COLLIDED WITH A BAGGAGE CART IN THE GATE AREA WHILE BEING MARSHALLED AND MONITORED BY WING WALKERS.

Narrative: ACFT STRUCK A BAGGAGE CART WHILE TAXIING IN TO THE GATE PARKING SPOT; WHILE UNDER CTL OF 3 RAMP MARSHALLERS. LEAD MARSHALLER CONTINUED TO SIGNAL US IN EVEN AFTER THE ACFT STRUCK THE CART. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS AN OBSTACLE ON THE R (FO'S) SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE WING AND WINGLET ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT STRUCK THE BAGGAGE CART AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THERE WERE 2 MARSHALLERS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ACFT -- ALL HAD LIGHTED WANDS. THE CAPT AND I FELT THE THUMP WHEN THE ACFT STRUCK THE CART. ALTHOUGH THE R SIDE MARSHALLER MADE SIGNALS AFTER THE STRIKE THAT HE HAD SIGNALED THE LEAD TO STOP BEFORE WE HIT THE CART; THAT IS UNKNOWN TO ME. IT APPEARED TO BE EITHER A MISCOM BTWN THE 2 MARSHALLERS; OR THE LEAD WAS NOT LOOKING AT THE R SIDE MARSHALLER TO ENSURE CLRNC OF OBSTACLES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

A taxiing crj collided with a baggage cart in the gate area while being marshalled and monitored by wing walkers.