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Medium large transport struck by an MD11 while holding near taxiway but passed hold short line on snow covered ramp and txwys. Visibility reduced due to snow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541186 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Snow Ice |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : anc.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 541186 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Company Airport Weather |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We pushed back in a snow storm, that had covered the ramp in 6-8 inches of snow. Ground said to push and hold short of taxiway K, directly behind the tug. Even with chains made several attempts to push us to the hold short position, so we called maintenance for help -- either sand or drive or both. Once again I told the tug driver to hold short at taxiway K. The tug driver was told 3 or 4 times to hold short. We stopped, set brakes and were told that the aircraft had been hit by air carrier Y, MD11. We went back to the gate within mins and deplaned the passenger. There were no injuries or panic. It was orderly. I feel the company needs to go back to maintenance pushing the aircraft. Heavy falling snow made seeing and depth perception difficult!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG STRUCK BY AN MD11 WHILE HOLDING NEAR TXWY BUT PASSED HOLD SHORT LINE ON SNOW COVERED RAMP AND TXWYS. VISIBILITY REDUCED DUE TO SNOW.
Narrative: WE PUSHED BACK IN A SNOW STORM, THAT HAD COVERED THE RAMP IN 6-8 INCHES OF SNOW. GND SAID TO PUSH AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY K, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TUG. EVEN WITH CHAINS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUSH US TO THE HOLD SHORT POS, SO WE CALLED MAINT FOR HELP -- EITHER SAND OR DRIVE OR BOTH. ONCE AGAIN I TOLD THE TUG DRIVER TO HOLD SHORT AT TXWY K. THE TUG DRIVER WAS TOLD 3 OR 4 TIMES TO HOLD SHORT. WE STOPPED, SET BRAKES AND WERE TOLD THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN HIT BY ACR Y, MD11. WE WENT BACK TO THE GATE WITHIN MINS AND DEPLANED THE PAX. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PANIC. IT WAS ORDERLY. I FEEL THE COMPANY NEEDS TO GO BACK TO MAINT PUSHING THE ACFT. HVY FALLING SNOW MADE SEEING AND DEPTH PERCEPTION DIFFICULT!
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.