Tug driver pushes MD88 into fuel truck at lga.

Attributes
ACN	409660
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	409660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	409050
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

During pushback out of gate at lga, aircraft right wing struck windshield of fuel truck. Collision occurred within first few ft of pushback while attached to the tug.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TUG DRIVER PUSHES MD88 INTO FUEL TRUCK AT LGA.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK OUT OF GATE AT LGA, ACFT R WING STRUCK WINDSHIELD OF FUEL TRUCK. COLLISION OCCURRED WITHIN FIRST FEW FT OF PUSHBACK WHILE ATTACHED TO THE TUG.

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.