Flight crew reported a tug operator lost control of the tug and crashed into the airplane.

Attributes
ACN	1664907
Time
Date	201907
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 1860
Person 2
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Total 7
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Narrative:

The aircraft was parked at the gate. When cleared by ramp control to push back; the ramp crew initiated pushback. After pushing clear of the jet bridge while attempting to turn the aircraft toward taxi line; the tug operator over steered the nose wheel beyond limits resulting in the tug becoming lodged under the aircraft. The ramp crew alerted the flight crew to the problem and contacted maintenance. Flight crew then contacted ATC and station operations. When a bus arrived; passengers and crew were deplaned on the ramp and passengers bussed to the terminal to await bags.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Crew reported a Tug Operator lost control of the tug and crashed into the airplane.

Narrative: The aircraft was parked at the gate. When cleared by Ramp Control to push back; the Ramp Crew initiated pushback. After pushing clear of the jet bridge while attempting to turn the aircraft toward taxi line; the Tug Operator over steered the nose wheel beyond limits resulting in the tug becoming lodged under the aircraft. The Ramp Crew alerted the Flight Crew to the problem and contacted Maintenance. Flight Crew then contacted ATC and Station Operations. When a bus arrived; passengers and crew were deplaned on the ramp and passengers bussed to the terminal to await bags.

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.