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A ground crewman was almost hit by an MD80 that was taxied 2 ft prior to receiving the all clear salute.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430105 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 430105 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to considerable distrs on the ramp, aircraft was moved approximately 2 ft when signalman was spotted walking away from aircraft. Aircraft was topped with no damage to aircraft or personnel. Signalman took much longer than normal to position himself, tow tug was almost back to gate. Other distrs -- excessive traffic on ramp, lateness of hour, much congestion on ramp frequency, caused crew to overlook that the final salute had not been received suggest that signalmen make themselves visible to pilot as soon as possible after pushback.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GND CREWMAN WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN MD80 THAT WAS TAXIED 2 FT PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE ALL CLR SALUTE.
Narrative: DUE TO CONSIDERABLE DISTRS ON THE RAMP, ACFT WAS MOVED APPROX 2 FT WHEN SIGNALMAN WAS SPOTTED WALKING AWAY FROM ACFT. ACFT WAS TOPPED WITH NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PERSONNEL. SIGNALMAN TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN NORMAL TO POS HIMSELF, TOW TUG WAS ALMOST BACK TO GATE. OTHER DISTRS -- EXCESSIVE TFC ON RAMP, LATENESS OF HR, MUCH CONGESTION ON RAMP FREQ, CAUSED CREW TO OVERLOOK THAT THE FINAL SALUTE HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED SUGGEST THAT SIGNALMEN MAKE THEMSELVES VISIBLE TO PLT ASAP AFTER PUSHBACK.
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.