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Tractor driver reported the tug spun out while towing aircraft in windy and rainy conditions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1618403 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Due to lack of man-power and shift turn-over; I was assigned to move aircraft using a tug from gate. My partner was coming from another assignment in which he met me at the gate. While awaiting for my partner to arrive; I prepped the aircraft per move team guidelines. Once he arrived; we finished disconnecting pc air and ground power. Weather conditions were high winds and rain.called ramp tower for pushback permission; continued with the push; [and] was told to hold abeam gate X; then short gate Y. From there; instructions was spot X to ground [control].contacted ground tower from spot X; he instructed to proceed bravo hold short bravo 1. From bravo 1 we was instructed to continue bravo 1- zulu- charlie too plot. Complying to ground's instructions making the turn from bravo 1 onto taxiway; the super tug slid and turned the tug's nose gear a complete 180 degrees. Once coming to a stop and regaining composer; contacted ground for airfield safety; then call our supervisor on duty; following tech ops.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tractor driver reported the tug spun out while towing aircraft in windy and rainy conditions.
Narrative: Due to lack of man-power and shift turn-over; I was assigned to move aircraft using a tug from gate. My partner was coming from another assignment in which he met me at the gate. While awaiting for my partner to arrive; I prepped the aircraft per move team guidelines. Once he arrived; we finished disconnecting PC air and ground power. Weather conditions were high winds and rain.Called Ramp Tower for pushback permission; continued with the push; [and] was told to hold abeam Gate X; then short Gate Y. From there; instructions was Spot X to Ground [Control].Contacted Ground Tower from Spot X; he instructed to proceed Bravo hold short Bravo 1. From Bravo 1 we was instructed to continue Bravo 1- Zulu- Charlie too Plot. Complying to Ground's instructions making the turn from Bravo 1 onto taxiway; the super tug slid and turned the tug's nose gear a complete 180 degrees. Once coming to a stop and regaining composer; contacted Ground for Airfield Safety; then call our Supervisor on duty; following Tech Ops.
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.