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A B757 pilot reports a near collision with a moving baggage tug while taxiing in and just prior to stopping at the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 746315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : gate arrival |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 746315 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft/ground vehicle collision was averted by abruptly stopping the aircraft less than 10 ft from the gate parking position. Once again; a tug with baggage cart in tow drove rapidly through the parking clear area directly in front of the aircraft; across the yellow lines; while the aircraft was still moving forward. Please! Help fix the ramp safety problems in mia.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 PILOT REPORTS A NEAR COLLISION WITH A MOVING BAGGAGE TUG WHILE TAXIING IN AND JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING AT THE GATE.
Narrative: ACFT/GND VEHICLE COLLISION WAS AVERTED BY ABRUPTLY STOPPING THE ACFT LESS THAN 10 FT FROM THE GATE PARKING POS. ONCE AGAIN; A TUG WITH BAGGAGE CART IN TOW DROVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE PARKING CLEAR AREA DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ACFT; ACROSS THE YELLOW LINES; WHILE THE ACFT WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. PLEASE! HELP FIX THE RAMP SAFETY PROBS IN MIA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.