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A B757 just parked after pushback was almost hit by another company aircraft, an A320, on their pushback from the adjoining gate at msp, mn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 469720 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic controller : issued alert other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We requested pushback clearance from ground. Push clearance received from ground and pushed straight back out of gate and rotated 90 degrees, pointing aircraft in correct direction to taxi. Aircraft in gate next to us requested push, received push clearance from ground and nearly impacted us. Their wing walkers and tug driver never saw us. Wing walker was looking in opposite direction to the push. We were forced to break in on ground control frequency to stop the push of the other aircraft. Estimated distance from our left wing to his tail was less than 30 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 JUST PARKED AFTER PUSHBACK WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT, AN A320, ON THEIR PUSHBACK FROM THE ADJOINING GATE AT MSP, MN.
Narrative: WE REQUESTED PUSHBACK CLRNC FROM GND. PUSH CLRNC RECEIVED FROM GND AND PUSHED STRAIGHT BACK OUT OF GATE AND ROTATED 90 DEGS, POINTING ACFT IN CORRECT DIRECTION TO TAXI. ACFT IN GATE NEXT TO US REQUESTED PUSH, RECEIVED PUSH CLRNC FROM GND AND NEARLY IMPACTED US. THEIR WING WALKERS AND TUG DRIVER NEVER SAW US. WING WALKER WAS LOOKING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO THE PUSH. WE WERE FORCED TO BREAK IN ON GND CTL FREQ TO STOP THE PUSH OF THE OTHER ACFT. ESTIMATED DISTANCE FROM OUR L WING TO HIS TAIL WAS LESS THAN 30 FT.
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.