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An A319 crew and the tug driver involved describe a breakaway with the aircraft hitting the tug with the number one engine running.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1159459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201403 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 27000 Flight Crew Type 12000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
I was the tractor driver pushing back the A319. When we attempted to disconnect the tow bar from the aircraft there was too much tension so it would not release. I told the wingwalker to put the tow bar handle back in place (pull handle to lock tow bar in place). To my knowledge; he did. I proceeded to push the aircraft forward and back to straighten it out. At that moment the towbar came loose from the aircraft before I could tell the captain to set brakes. One engine was running and the aircraft rolled forward over the tow bar and hit the tow tractor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 crew and the tug driver involved describe a breakaway with the aircraft hitting the tug with the number one engine running.
Narrative: I was the tractor driver pushing back the A319. When we attempted to disconnect the tow bar from the aircraft there was too much tension so it would not release. I told the wingwalker to put the tow bar handle back in place (pull handle to lock tow bar in place). To my knowledge; he did. I proceeded to push the aircraft forward and back to straighten it out. At that moment the towbar came loose from the aircraft before I could tell the Captain to set brakes. One engine was running and the aircraft rolled forward over the tow bar and hit the tow tractor.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.