<< >> NASA ASRS Report 357971, January 1997

Widebody transport cargo aircraft starts taxi without obtaining taxi clearance, nearly hits marshaller who is strolling away from aircraft. Night operation. First officer in the captain seat.

Attributes
ACN	357971
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lhr
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9300 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	357971
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were in a hurry to beat curfew. First officer was going to fly so he started engines and taxied also. When the first officer reported 4 good starts to the marshaller on the headset, the marshaller replied, 'I'm out of here.' the first officer took him literally and released the brakes. Since we were light, the aircraft started rolling right away. When I noticed movement, I asked if he had (first officer) received a wave-off (salute). He related the above to me. I had him stop the airplane and I looked out to see the marshaller going away from us (still very close). I talked with the first officer about this. I thought pilots were supposed to have a bit more common sense.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB CARGO ACFT STARTS TAXI WITHOUT OBTAINING TAXI CLRNC, NEARLY HITS MARSHALLER WHO IS STROLLING AWAY FROM ACFT. NIGHT OP. FO IN THE CAPT SEAT.

Narrative: WE WERE IN A HURRY TO BEAT CURFEW. FO WAS GOING TO FLY SO HE STARTED ENGS AND TAXIED ALSO. WHEN THE FO RPTED 4 GOOD STARTS TO THE MARSHALLER ON THE HEADSET, THE MARSHALLER REPLIED, 'I'M OUT OF HERE.' THE FO TOOK HIM LITERALLY AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. SINCE WE WERE LIGHT, THE ACFT STARTED ROLLING RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I NOTICED MOVEMENT, I ASKED IF HE HAD (FO) RECEIVED A WAVE-OFF (SALUTE). HE RELATED THE ABOVE TO ME. I HAD HIM STOP THE AIRPLANE AND I LOOKED OUT TO SEE THE MARSHALLER GOING AWAY FROM US (STILL VERY CLOSE). I TALKED WITH THE FO ABOUT THIS. I THOUGHT PLTS WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BIT MORE COMMON SENSE.

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.