An air carrier medium large transport moved before one of the ground crew was clear of the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	267166
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	267166
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After being pushed back from gate, we started the #1 engine, then completed the after start check for single engine taxi. The tug moved back toward the gate and I got taxi clearance from ground. I was not on interphone, so I do not know what was said between the captain and the ground crew. I saw the aircraft move forward about 1 ft, then stop. I then saw the signal (safety) man come from under the aircraft nose to the left side. The headset man went to the front of the aircraft from under the nose. Although the captain is responsible for receiving the headset man and getting the wave off from the safety man, the signal (safety) man was not in proper position in view of the captain. Another contributing factor was the planned 20 min turnarounds and getting overloaded trying to keep schedule.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG MOVED BEFORE ONE OF THE GND CREW WAS CLR OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE, WE STARTED THE #1 ENG, THEN COMPLETED THE AFTER START CHK FOR SINGLE ENG TAXI. THE TUG MOVED BACK TOWARD THE GATE AND I GOT TAXI CLRNC FROM GND. I WAS NOT ON INTERPHONE, SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS SAID BTWN THE CAPT AND THE GND CREW. I SAW THE ACFT MOVE FORWARD ABOUT 1 FT, THEN STOP. I THEN SAW THE SIGNAL (SAFETY) MAN COME FROM UNDER THE ACFT NOSE TO THE L SIDE. THE HEADSET MAN WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE ACFT FROM UNDER THE NOSE. ALTHOUGH THE CAPT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING THE HEADSET MAN AND GETTING THE WAVE OFF FROM THE SAFETY MAN, THE SIGNAL (SAFETY) MAN WAS NOT IN PROPER POS IN VIEW OF THE CAPT. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PLANNED 20 MIN TURNAROUNDS AND GETTING OVERLOADED TRYING TO KEEP SCHEDULE.

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.