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An air carrier pilot reports a de-ice truck forced him to stop his aircraft as the truck approached and narrowly missed while traveling at a high speed on an icy ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 772502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B717 |
| 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 | 772502 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Weather Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We were taxiing to the gate when a de-ice truck was driving across the ramp at a very fast speed. We saw him and had to stop fast. The truck kept coming at us. He did not see us until he was right on top of us. We braced for impact; but the truck missed us by less than 16 ft. The truck driver was driving too fast across the ramp. It was very icy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PILOT REPORTS A DE-ICE TRUCK FORCED HIM TO STOP HIS ACFT AS THE TRUCK APCHED AND NARROWLY MISSED WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED ON AN ICY RAMP.
Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING TO THE GATE WHEN A DE-ICE TRUCK WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE RAMP AT A VERY FAST SPD. WE SAW HIM AND HAD TO STOP FAST. THE TRUCK KEPT COMING AT US. HE DID NOT SEE US UNTIL HE WAS RIGHT ON TOP OF US. WE BRACED FOR IMPACT; BUT THE TRUCK MISSED US BY LESS THAN 16 FT. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS DRIVING TOO FAST ACROSS THE RAMP. IT WAS VERY ICY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.