Wing tip of air carrier medium large transport hit deice truck while being towed.

Attributes
ACN	190257
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	190257
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While starting to tow aircraft wing tip hit cabin attendant of deice truck. I was driving the tug and started to move aircraft after making walk around and seeing deice trucks in front of hangar. I proceeded to pull aircraft straight ahead and I did not see the aircraft strike the front of the deice truck. The person riding the brakes did not feel the aircraft strike the truck but heard the crash and yelled to stop. I stopped to see what had happened and saw that the wing tip and outboard slat had struck the cabin attendant of the deice truck. The aircraft incident could have been avoided if we could have found another person to walk the wing but everyone else was too busy to help. Also if the aircraft was in a designated parking spot and the deice trucks were in a designated spot. Also if there were lights outside the hangar so the man riding in the cockpit could see how close we were to the trucks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WING TIP OF ACR MLG HIT DEICE TRUCK WHILE BEING TOWED.

Narrative: WHILE STARTING TO TOW ACFT WING TIP HIT CAB OF DEICE TRUCK. I WAS DRIVING THE TUG AND STARTED TO MOVE ACFT AFTER MAKING WALK AROUND AND SEEING DEICE TRUCKS IN FRONT OF HANGAR. I PROCEEDED TO PULL ACFT STRAIGHT AHEAD AND I DID NOT SEE THE ACFT STRIKE THE FRONT OF THE DEICE TRUCK. THE PERSON RIDING THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL THE ACFT STRIKE THE TRUCK BUT HEARD THE CRASH AND YELLED TO STOP. I STOPPED TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND SAW THAT THE WING TIP AND OUTBOARD SLAT HAD STRUCK THE CAB OF THE DEICE TRUCK. THE ACFT INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE COULD HAVE FOUND ANOTHER PERSON TO WALK THE WING BUT EVERYONE ELSE WAS TOO BUSY TO HELP. ALSO IF THE ACFT WAS IN A DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT AND THE DEICE TRUCKS WERE IN A DESIGNATED SPOT. ALSO IF THERE WERE LIGHTS OUTSIDE THE HANGAR SO THE MAN RIDING IN THE COCKPIT COULD SEE HOW CLOSE WE WERE TO THE TRUCKS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.