Narrative:

Getting ready to depart gate, ground personnel could not establish communications on headset. We agreed to use hand signals. When ready for pwrback, ramp tower told us to power tail south. This had not been briefed, but I assumed that everyone knew this was standard for a ZZZ departure. As we pwred back, I kept expecting a turn signal which never came. I thought it must be clear behind since we had 3 guidemen on the airplane, and ramp tower probably wouldn't mind. As we neared the center of the ramp, I noticed 1 wingwalker giving rather frantic pull forward signal. As we turned out, we saw an air carrier jet very close behind. Later we learned that the guideman was new at atl.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 DURING A PWRBACK MANEUVER WAS GUIDED BY AN UNQUALIFIED AND UNTRAINED GUIDEMAN AND ENDANGERED A PARKED ACFT.

Narrative: GETTING READY TO DEPART GATE, GND PERSONNEL COULD NOT ESTABLISH COMS ON HEADSET. WE AGREED TO USE HAND SIGNALS. WHEN READY FOR PWRBACK, RAMP TWR TOLD US TO PWR TAIL S. THIS HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED, BUT I ASSUMED THAT EVERYONE KNEW THIS WAS STANDARD FOR A ZZZ DEP. AS WE PWRED BACK, I KEPT EXPECTING A TURN SIGNAL WHICH NEVER CAME. I THOUGHT IT MUST BE CLR BEHIND SINCE WE HAD 3 GUIDEMEN ON THE AIRPLANE, AND RAMP TWR PROBABLY WOULDN'T MIND. AS WE NEARED THE CTR OF THE RAMP, I NOTICED 1 WINGWALKER GIVING RATHER FRANTIC PULL FORWARD SIGNAL. AS WE TURNED OUT, WE SAW AN ACR JET VERY CLOSE BEHIND. LATER WE LEARNED THAT THE GUIDEMAN WAS NEW AT ATL.

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.