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The PIC of an MD81 allows his aircraft to be pushed onto an active taxiway without clearance from the ground controller at isp, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : isp.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-81 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 469660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was parked on ramp, about 300 yards from the gate to be used. Ground handlers hooked up the tug to repos the aircraft to the gate. Tug driver asked for brake release. I did so and he began the repos. I assumed that either we would remain clear of the taxiway or that the tug driver would notify me if not. As it turns out, we did get pushed onto an active taxiway. I did not call ground for a clearance and neither did the tug driver call, or ask me to call. I should have verified with the tug driver where exactly we were getting pushed to.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PIC OF AN MD81 ALLOWS HIS ACFT TO BE PUSHED ONTO AN ACTIVE TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC FROM THE GND CTLR AT ISP, NY.
Narrative: ACFT WAS PARKED ON RAMP, ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THE GATE TO BE USED. GND HANDLERS HOOKED UP THE TUG TO REPOS THE ACFT TO THE GATE. TUG DRIVER ASKED FOR BRAKE RELEASE. I DID SO AND HE BEGAN THE REPOS. I ASSUMED THAT EITHER WE WOULD REMAIN CLR OF THE TXWY OR THAT THE TUG DRIVER WOULD NOTIFY ME IF NOT. AS IT TURNS OUT, WE DID GET PUSHED ONTO AN ACTIVE TXWY. I DID NOT CALL GND FOR A CLRNC AND NEITHER DID THE TUG DRIVER CALL, OR ASK ME TO CALL. I SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED WITH THE TUG DRIVER WHERE EXACTLY WE WERE GETTING PUSHED TO.
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.