Medium large transport was struck by tug while parking at gate.

Attributes
ACN	84641
Time
Date	198803
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	84641
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	84865
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ground incident. Taxiing into gate, approximately 2' from stop, a slight nudge was felt. Ground crew stated that #1 engine cowling was contacted by a baggage tug. Area had been cleared prior to approaching gate and #1 engine was out of view at time of contact due to jetway. Reportedly, tug operator was on tug at the time and had approached the aircraft on a parallel heading from the left. No injuries were sustained. Recommendations would be to better educate ground veh operators in the use of equipment--stay away from aircraft until completely stopped, and approach slowly with veh under control. Reduce amount of ground veh traffic in gate area when aircraft are taxiing in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG WAS STRUCK BY TUG WHILE PARKING AT GATE.

Narrative: GND INCIDENT. TAXIING INTO GATE, APPROX 2' FROM STOP, A SLIGHT NUDGE WAS FELT. GND CREW STATED THAT #1 ENG COWLING WAS CONTACTED BY A BAGGAGE TUG. AREA HAD BEEN CLRED PRIOR TO APCHING GATE AND #1 ENG WAS OUT OF VIEW AT TIME OF CONTACT DUE TO JETWAY. REPORTEDLY, TUG OPERATOR WAS ON TUG AT THE TIME AND HAD APCHED THE ACFT ON A PARALLEL HDG FROM THE LEFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE TO BETTER EDUCATE GND VEH OPERATORS IN THE USE OF EQUIP--STAY AWAY FROM ACFT UNTIL COMPLETELY STOPPED, AND APCH SLOWLY WITH VEH UNDER CTL. REDUCE AMOUNT OF GND VEH TFC IN GATE AREA WHEN ACFT ARE TAXIING IN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.