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L1011 flight crew taxiing into gate is motioned to slow down by marshaller. They later discover that the jet blast overturned a baggage cart and injured 2 people across the ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375056 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| 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 | L-1011 Tri-Star All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 375056 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As I turned aircraft in toward jetway there were baggage carts and people in the way. I stopped short and waited for area to clear. With wing walkers and green light I started to taxi again. My copilot said 'the marshaller indicates for us to slow down.' our speed indicator showed our speed to be only 4 KTS, but I moved throttles to idle. We both thought it strange that he thought we were moving too fast. Only after passenger disembarked did I discover that the jet blast overturned a baggage cart and injured 2 people. Also, I had never been stopped (entering a gate) with the tail of my aircraft pointing directly across ramp at another concourse. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: callback made to determine what airport was involved with this incident. Reporter states he was in atl at the time of event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: L1011 FLC TAXIING INTO GATE IS MOTIONED TO SLOW DOWN BY MARSHALLER. THEY LATER DISCOVER THAT THE JET BLAST OVERTURNED A BAGGAGE CART AND INJURED 2 PEOPLE ACROSS THE RAMP.
Narrative: AS I TURNED ACFT IN TOWARD JETWAY THERE WERE BAGGAGE CARTS AND PEOPLE IN THE WAY. I STOPPED SHORT AND WAITED FOR AREA TO CLR. WITH WING WALKERS AND GREEN LIGHT I STARTED TO TAXI AGAIN. MY COPLT SAID 'THE MARSHALLER INDICATES FOR US TO SLOW DOWN.' OUR SPD INDICATOR SHOWED OUR SPD TO BE ONLY 4 KTS, BUT I MOVED THROTTLES TO IDLE. WE BOTH THOUGHT IT STRANGE THAT HE THOUGHT WE WERE MOVING TOO FAST. ONLY AFTER PAX DISEMBARKED DID I DISCOVER THAT THE JET BLAST OVERTURNED A BAGGAGE CART AND INJURED 2 PEOPLE. ALSO, I HAD NEVER BEEN STOPPED (ENTERING A GATE) WITH THE TAIL OF MY ACFT POINTING DIRECTLY ACROSS RAMP AT ANOTHER CONCOURSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLBACK MADE TO DETERMINE WHAT ARPT WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS INCIDENT. RPTR STATES HE WAS IN ATL AT THE TIME OF EVENT.
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.