A B757-200 had to brake abruptly to avoid a collision with a ground vehicle.

Narrative:

As I was completing the turn into the gate; with the green lights on; it become apparent that a van that had been approaching us was not slowing down. I had to very aggressively stop the aircraft while turning on the runway turnoff lights to warn the driver in order to avoid a collision. The van had to back up in order for us to continue to the gate. We reported the incident to the ramp tower who later said they were unable to identify the van.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 had to brake abruptly to avoid a collision with a ground vehicle.

Narrative: As I was completing the turn into the gate; with the green lights on; it become apparent that a van that had been approaching us was not slowing down. I had to very aggressively stop the aircraft while turning on the runway turnoff lights to warn the driver in order to avoid a collision. The van had to back up in order for us to continue to the gate. We reported the incident to the ramp tower who later said they were unable to identify the van.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	865150
Time
Date	200912
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 6000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle