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An emb-140 first officer; while parked at the gate; observed a '...ramper drove the tug into the right wing tearing gash in the leading edge of the right wing; and damaging the outer tip of the wing as well.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1237049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
We were parked at the gate with the parking brake set and the main cabin door open. Passengers were boarding and we were waiting for final paperwork. The aircraft had been fueled and the flight attendant was doing her final count. The ramper drove the tug into the right wing tearing gash in the leading edge of the right wing; and damaging the outer tip of the wing as well. We deplaned the passengers because after the event; fuel was leaking out of the tug onto the ramp. Because the guy driving the tug appeared to be driving too fast; and not paying attention to his surroundings.better training for the station ground personnel. There was nothing more we could have done to avoid this situation. We were parked where we were supposed to; how we were supposed to. A couple of our passengers mentioned it appeared to them they he was driving too fast and wasn't paying attention where he was going. That seemed to be evident as he drove into our wing while we were parked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EMB-140 First Officer; while parked at the gate; observed a '...ramper drove the tug into the right wing tearing gash in the leading edge of the right wing; and damaging the outer tip of the wing as well.'
Narrative: We were parked at the gate with the parking brake set and the main cabin door open. Passengers were boarding and we were waiting for final paperwork. The aircraft had been fueled and the flight attendant was doing her final count. The ramper drove the tug into the right wing tearing gash in the leading edge of the right wing; and damaging the outer tip of the wing as well. We deplaned the passengers because after the event; fuel was leaking out of the tug onto the ramp. Because the guy driving the tug appeared to be driving too fast; and not paying attention to his surroundings.Better training for the station ground personnel. There was nothing more we could have done to avoid this situation. We were parked where we were supposed to; how we were supposed to. A couple of our passengers mentioned it appeared to them they he was driving too fast and wasn't paying attention where he was going. That seemed to be evident as he drove into our wing while we were parked.
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.