An MD80's wingtip struck a ground vehicle as a marshaller guided the aircraft into the gate with 2 w...

Attributes
ACN	721355
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.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
ASRS Report	721355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	721357
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

This was the last of 4 legs; clear WX; and at night. During taxi in; under guide man's guidance; the aircraft's left wing struck a ground vehicle. Taxi-in was normal and the area appeared clear. The gate is slightly angled and lighting seemed adequate. There was a wing walker for the left wing. The guide man used standard signals during marshall-in and at approximately 10 ft from stopping; the aircraft's left wing leading edge; just inboard from the tip; impacted a ground vehicle. It felt very much like stomping on the brakes and the aircraft came to an immediate stop. The guide man continued to insist that we taxi forward until other ground personnel got his attention. The jetbridge was attached and the passenger deplaned. No injuries were reported except for the #2 flight attendant who was just getting up to disarm a door when she fell forward at impact possibly straining her back.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80'S WINGTIP STRUCK A GND VEHICLE AS A MARSHALLER GUIDED THE ACFT INTO THE GATE WITH 2 WING WALKERS.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE LAST OF 4 LEGS; CLR WX; AND AT NIGHT. DURING TAXI IN; UNDER GUIDE MAN'S GUIDANCE; THE ACFT'S L WING STRUCK A GND VEHICLE. TAXI-IN WAS NORMAL AND THE AREA APPEARED CLR. THE GATE IS SLIGHTLY ANGLED AND LIGHTING SEEMED ADEQUATE. THERE WAS A WING WALKER FOR THE L WING. THE GUIDE MAN USED STANDARD SIGNALS DURING MARSHALL-IN AND AT APPROX 10 FT FROM STOPPING; THE ACFT'S L WING LEADING EDGE; JUST INBOARD FROM THE TIP; IMPACTED A GND VEHICLE. IT FELT VERY MUCH LIKE STOMPING ON THE BRAKES AND THE ACFT CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. THE GUIDE MAN CONTINUED TO INSIST THAT WE TAXI FORWARD UNTIL OTHER GND PERSONNEL GOT HIS ATTN. THE JETBRIDGE WAS ATTACHED AND THE PAX DEPLANED. NO INJURIES WERE RPTED EXCEPT FOR THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT WHO WAS JUST GETTING UP TO DISARM A DOOR WHEN SHE FELL FORWARD AT IMPACT POSSIBLY STRAINING HER BACK.

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.

An MD80's wingtip struck a ground vehicle as a marshaller guided the aircraft into the gate with 2 wing walkers.