Narrative:

We stopped short of gate as we waited for a marshaller and wing walker. When they were in their proper position I received the sign to commence the taxi-in. My first officer and I did not notice any obstacles in our way as we were marshalled in. As we continued the taxi-in; I was focused on the marshaller who was directing me toward him. He led me straight ahead and adjusted me slightly to my left during the last few feet as he began to close his wands. I began to apply brake pressure to slow to a stop while his wands were still slowly coming together indicating we had a little further to go when we heard a loud fanning noise. I immediately looked out my side window and realized that the left propeller had struck the jetbridge. I set the brake and shut down the engines as quickly as possible. There was no smoke coming from the left engine; nor did we have any smoke or fire warnings. All ramp agents appeared to be uninjured as well as passenger and crew. I assessed the damage noting that the tips of each propeller blade were sheared off and there was some damage to the jetbridge ramp.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB 340B FLT CREW CONTACTS JET BRIDGE WITH PROP WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE AT DTW UNDER MARSHALLER GUIDANCE.

Narrative: WE STOPPED SHORT OF GATE AS WE WAITED FOR A MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER. WHEN THEY WERE IN THEIR PROPER POS I RECEIVED THE SIGN TO COMMENCE THE TAXI-IN. MY FO AND I DID NOT NOTICE ANY OBSTACLES IN OUR WAY AS WE WERE MARSHALLED IN. AS WE CONTINUED THE TAXI-IN; I WAS FOCUSED ON THE MARSHALLER WHO WAS DIRECTING ME TOWARD HIM. HE LED ME STRAIGHT AHEAD AND ADJUSTED ME SLIGHTLY TO MY L DURING THE LAST FEW FEET AS HE BEGAN TO CLOSE HIS WANDS. I BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE TO SLOW TO A STOP WHILE HIS WANDS WERE STILL SLOWLY COMING TOGETHER INDICATING WE HAD A LITTLE FURTHER TO GO WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD FANNING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED OUT MY SIDE WINDOW AND REALIZED THAT THE L PROP HAD STRUCK THE JETBRIDGE. I SET THE BRAKE AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE WAS NO SMOKE COMING FROM THE L ENG; NOR DID WE HAVE ANY SMOKE OR FIRE WARNINGS. ALL RAMP AGENTS APPEARED TO BE UNINJURED AS WELL AS PAX AND CREW. I ASSESSED THE DAMAGE NOTING THAT THE TIPS OF EACH PROP BLADE WERE SHEARED OFF AND THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE JETBRIDGE RAMP.

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.