Ramp vehicle crosses in front of taxiing F100 at msp.

Attributes
ACN	566877
Time
Date	200211
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
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
ASRS Report	566877
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa

Narrative:

While turning out south right turn from the gate after tow-out, a white van accelerating, directly across our nose from right to left. This vehicle just missed the front of our moving aircraft by about 10 ft. Our taxi light was on and this van accelerated to over 45 mph and just barely missed us. This, of course, is unacceptable and totally negligent behavior on this individuals part -- which placed the safety of our aircraft and its occupants in imminent danger. Individual needs to be trained to the rules of 'right-of-way' on an airfield to avoid further danger to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RAMP VEHICLE CROSSES IN FRONT OF TAXIING F100 AT MSP.

Narrative: WHILE TURNING OUT S R TURN FROM THE GATE AFTER TOW-OUT, A WHITE VAN ACCELERATING, DIRECTLY ACROSS OUR NOSE FROM R TO L. THIS VEHICLE JUST MISSED THE FRONT OF OUR MOVING ACFT BY ABOUT 10 FT. OUR TAXI LIGHT WAS ON AND THIS VAN ACCELERATED TO OVER 45 MPH AND JUST BARELY MISSED US. THIS, OF COURSE, IS UNACCEPTABLE AND TOTALLY NEGLIGENT BEHAVIOR ON THIS INDIVIDUALS PART -- WHICH PLACED THE SAFETY OF OUR ACFT AND ITS OCCUPANTS IN IMMINENT DANGER. INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE TRAINED TO THE RULES OF 'RIGHT-OF-WAY' ON AN AIRFIELD TO AVOID FURTHER DANGER TO ACFT.

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.