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Air carrier tug driver reported his aircraft began to taxi before the tug and wing walker were clear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1384047 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Flight crew advised ramp 'clear to push to spot kilo'. Once at the designated spot; I asked the flight crew to set brakes; once brakes were set; ramp asked if clear to disconnect tow bar; flight crew advised clear to disconnect tow bar; once tow bar was disconnected from aircraft and attached back to the pushback tractor in preparation to return to the gate; I asked if we were clear to disconnect headset; flight crew confirmed clear to disconnect head set.at this point I indicated to my wing walker to pull the headset from the aircraft; as the wing walker was closing the headset panel compartment door; the taxi lights came on and the aircraft started to move forward. I stood up and waved my arms trying to get the flight deck crew's attention; when I realized that they could not see me; I proceeded to accelerate the pushback and drove clear out of the path of the moving aircraft; while the wing walker ran clear as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Tug Driver reported his aircraft began to taxi before the tug and Wing Walker were clear.
Narrative: Flight crew advised ramp 'clear to push to spot Kilo'. Once at the designated spot; I asked the flight crew to set brakes; once brakes were set; ramp asked if clear to disconnect tow bar; flight crew advised clear to disconnect tow bar; once tow bar was disconnected from aircraft and attached back to the pushback tractor in preparation to return to the gate; I asked if we were clear to disconnect headset; flight crew confirmed clear to disconnect head set.At this point I indicated to my wing walker to pull the headset from the aircraft; as the wing walker was closing the headset panel compartment door; the taxi lights came on and the aircraft started to move forward. I stood up and waved my arms trying to get the flight deck crew's attention; when I realized that they could not see me; I proceeded to accelerate the pushback and drove clear out of the path of the moving aircraft; while the wing walker ran clear as well.
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.