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Air carrier captain reported a near collision with a ground vehicle while maneuvering near the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1621631 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
While waiting to be marshaled into our gate; ramp control asked us to move forward to be sure and not block taxiway bravo. We were parked perpendicular on the whiskey taxiway with a slight undershoot angle to the lead-in line to the gate. After clearing both the left and right side of the aircraft (for traffic) and with the taxi-light on; I slowly taxied the aircraft forward. The nose of the aircraft proceeded to taxi across the vehicle access road in front of the gate when the first officer called out a de-ice truck approaching the left side of the aircraft. I turned to look and witnessed a fast-moving de-ice truck slamming on its brakes and I slammed on the aircraft's brakes. This brought the aircraft to a sudden and immediate stop. The de-ice truck was able to stop before hitting the aircraft and I waited for the de-ice truck to move out of the way and for the ground crew to get in position before proceeding any closer towards the gate.recommend lead-in lights to the gates to assist pilots in making straighter approaches (from the taxiway) and fewer corrections when coming into the gate.greater emphasis to all persons driving on access roads to slow down and be more vigilant about clearing for aircraft movements both into and out of the gates.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported a near collision with a ground vehicle while maneuvering near the gate.
Narrative: While waiting to be marshaled into our gate; Ramp Control asked us to move forward to be sure and not block Taxiway Bravo. We were parked perpendicular on the Whiskey Taxiway with a slight undershoot angle to the lead-in line to the gate. After clearing both the left and right side of the aircraft (for traffic) and with the taxi-light ON; I slowly taxied the aircraft forward. The nose of the aircraft proceeded to taxi across the vehicle access road in front of the gate when the First Officer called out a de-ice truck approaching the left side of the aircraft. I turned to look and witnessed a fast-moving de-ice truck slamming on its brakes and I slammed on the aircraft's brakes. This brought the aircraft to a sudden and immediate stop. The de-ice truck was able to stop before hitting the aircraft and I waited for the de-ice truck to move out of the way and for the ground crew to get in position before proceeding any closer towards the gate.Recommend lead-in lights to the gates to assist pilots in making straighter approaches (from the taxiway) and fewer corrections when coming into the gate.Greater emphasis to all persons driving on access roads to slow down and be more vigilant about clearing for aircraft movements both into and out of the gates.
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.