A DC9-30 after pushback operation rolled forward striking the pushback tug. No damage incurred.

Attributes
ACN	402285
Time
Date	199805
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
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	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	402285
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During pushback, heard 3 frantic 'set brakes!' from ground/pushback crew. Felt aircraft contact something. Captain asked pushback crew what we had hit, we were unable to get an informed answer from the ground crew. Aircraft returned to the gate and maintenance and dispatch notified. No damage noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 AFTER PUSHBACK OP ROLLED FORWARD STRIKING THE PUSHBACK TUG. NO DAMAGE INCURRED.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK, HEARD 3 FRANTIC 'SET BRAKES!' FROM GND/PUSHBACK CREW. FELT ACFT CONTACT SOMETHING. CAPT ASKED PUSHBACK CREW WHAT WE HAD HIT, WE WERE UNABLE TO GET AN INFORMED ANSWER FROM THE GND CREW. ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND MAINT AND DISPATCH NOTIFIED. NO DAMAGE NOTED.

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.