CRJ200 collides with baggage cart while being marshalled into the gate.

Attributes
ACN	722156
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	722156
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

We were being marshalled into the gate in atl. We had a lead marshaller and a wing walker on each wingtip. I was watching the right side of the aircraft; but for some reason had turned to look forward when I felt the aircraft rock. The lead marshaller and wing walker (after the plane hit a baggage cart with the right wingtip) signaled us to stop. I am usually very vigilant with the right wing on taxi in; but was lulled into a sense of security by the wing walker. From my angle the baggage cart didn't seem overly close and I assumed that we weren't going to be taxiing further forward. In the future; I will watch the right side until a complete stop. The captain wrote up the damage. A mechanic inspected the plane and stated it was 'cosmetic' damage; not structural and the plane was returned to service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 COLLIDES WITH BAGGAGE CART WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO THE GATE.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING MARSHALLED INTO THE GATE IN ATL. WE HAD A LEAD MARSHALLER AND A WING WALKER ON EACH WINGTIP. I WAS WATCHING THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT; BUT FOR SOME REASON HAD TURNED TO LOOK FORWARD WHEN I FELT THE ACFT ROCK. THE LEAD MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER (AFTER THE PLANE HIT A BAGGAGE CART WITH THE R WINGTIP) SIGNALED US TO STOP. I AM USUALLY VERY VIGILANT WITH THE R WING ON TAXI IN; BUT WAS LULLED INTO A SENSE OF SECURITY BY THE WING WALKER. FROM MY ANGLE THE BAGGAGE CART DIDN'T SEEM OVERLY CLOSE AND I ASSUMED THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE TAXIING FURTHER FORWARD. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL WATCH THE R SIDE UNTIL A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAPT WROTE UP THE DAMAGE. A MECH INSPECTED THE PLANE AND STATED IT WAS 'COSMETIC' DAMAGE; NOT STRUCTURAL AND THE PLANE WAS RETURNED TO SVC.

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.