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A ramp employee driving a belt loader reported the brakes failed resulting in light contact with the aircraft and minor injuries to himself.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1345620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Other General Ramp |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
I was driving [a] belt loader to get it out of the way for the fueler. No problem when I performed the 1st brake stop and while performing the second brake stop the brakes did not take. The belt loader did not come to a complete stop. I had to immediately get off the belt loader to prevent injury and in doing so I landed on my lower back. The belt loader bumper made slight contact with aircraft; outbound crew confirmed no damage and flight went out 5 minutes early.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ramp employee driving a belt loader reported the brakes failed resulting in light contact with the aircraft and minor injuries to himself.
Narrative: I was driving [a] belt loader to get it out of the way for the fueler. No problem when I performed the 1st brake stop and while performing the second brake stop the brakes did not take. The belt loader did not come to a complete stop. I had to immediately get off the belt loader to prevent injury and in doing so I landed on my lower back. The belt loader bumper made slight contact with aircraft; outbound crew confirmed no damage and flight went out 5 minutes early.
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.