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An A300 captain had conflicts with ground vehicles entering the ramp at ind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1006572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IND.Airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
Entering the ramp at ind a tug with four dollies attached; driving north on the taxiway side of the ramp; almost hit the aircraft as we were preparing to turn from the throat into the ramp taxiway en route to the gate. The tug then turned right and drove across the ramp and went up the other side of the ramp. I believe the tug was inside of our wing tip. I was concerned he was going to be sucked into the number two engine. A van driving down the center of the ramp taxi lane cut in front of the aircraft while the aircraft was in the throat. Aircraft had its taxi lights illuminated. Better education of the ramp personnel as to who has the right of way on the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A300 Captain had conflicts with ground vehicles entering the ramp at IND.
Narrative: Entering the ramp at IND a tug with four dollies attached; driving north on the taxiway side of the ramp; almost hit the aircraft as we were preparing to turn from the throat into the ramp taxiway en route to the gate. The tug then turned right and drove across the ramp and went up the other side of the ramp. I believe the tug was inside of our wing tip. I was concerned he was going to be sucked into the number two engine. A van driving down the center of the ramp taxi lane cut in front of the aircraft while the aircraft was in the throat. Aircraft had its taxi lights illuminated. Better education of the ramp personnel as to who has the right of way on the ramp.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.