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A319 captain reported having to stop aggressively during initial taxi to avoid a service vehicle which did not yield to his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1512495 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| 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 Type 1909 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
We pushed back from the gate. SOP pushback and all checklist complete; we cleared left and right before initiating a right turn out to taxi east on the ramp. I noticed a vehicle to my left; about 100 yards away on the vehicle service road between my nose and the gate. The vehicle was far enough away that I was comfortable beginning the taxi. I turned on the nose taxi light; released the brakes; and started a right turn out. The jet was heavy; so it took some extra time to get rolling. We were moving; turning out to the right and it was as if the previously noted vehicle was accelerating to beat us. The vehicle kept coming along the service road without giving way to us and passed right in front of my nose between the jet and the terminal. An aggressive stop by us prevented a collision with the vehicle. We relayed a description of the vehicle to the ramp controller. Vehicle traffic failing to give way to taxiing aircraft is; unfortunately; pretty common on the ramp at den; but this particular incident was the most egregious and dangerous that I have experienced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported having to stop aggressively during initial taxi to avoid a service vehicle which did not yield to his aircraft.
Narrative: We pushed back from the gate. SOP pushback and all checklist complete; we cleared left and right before initiating a right turn out to taxi east on the ramp. I noticed a vehicle to my left; about 100 yards away on the vehicle service road between my nose and the gate. The vehicle was far enough away that I was comfortable beginning the taxi. I turned on the nose taxi light; released the brakes; and started a right turn out. The jet was heavy; so it took some extra time to get rolling. We were moving; turning out to the right and it was as if the previously noted vehicle was accelerating to beat us. The vehicle kept coming along the service road without giving way to us and passed right in front of my nose between the jet and the terminal. An aggressive stop by us prevented a collision with the vehicle. We relayed a description of the vehicle to the ramp controller. Vehicle traffic failing to give way to taxiing aircraft is; unfortunately; pretty common on the ramp at DEN; but this particular incident was the most egregious and dangerous that I have experienced.
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.