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B737 captain reported executing an abrupt stop when a ground operations vehicle crossed directly in front of his aircraft near the gate area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1336957 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HOU.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 231 Flight Crew Type 10000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
Turning in to gate; a ground operations vehicle crossed directly in front of our aircraft. The vehicle was moving at a high rate of speed from the aircraft right toward aircraft left; through the safety zone (directly across the j-line). To avoid a collision; I aggressively applied maximum wheel brakes; bringing the aircraft to a violent stop. After the vehicle had cleared the safety zone; we taxied in to the gate normally.I addressed what had happened with a ramp supervisor and other station personnel shortly afterwards. They stated that they would be able to review the security camera footage of the event.the drivers on the ramp need to be aware of what is going on around them and avoid driving directly in front of large; moving aircraft with spinning jet engines.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported executing an abrupt stop when a ground operations vehicle crossed directly in front of his aircraft near the gate area.
Narrative: Turning in to gate; a ground operations vehicle crossed directly in front of our aircraft. The vehicle was moving at a high rate of speed from the aircraft right toward aircraft left; through the safety zone (directly across the J-line). To avoid a collision; I aggressively applied maximum wheel brakes; bringing the aircraft to a violent stop. After the vehicle had cleared the safety zone; we taxied in to the gate normally.I addressed what had happened with a Ramp Supervisor and other station personnel shortly afterwards. They stated that they would be able to review the security camera footage of the event.The drivers on the ramp need to be aware of what is going on around them and avoid driving directly in front of large; moving aircraft with spinning jet engines.
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.