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An air carrier flight crew reported another aircraft pushed back from an adjacent gate after they were already pushed back; with their brakes set and were starting engines. The other aircraft's right wing passed well under their left wing while doing so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1003063 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MSP.Tower |
| State Reference | MN |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 8000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After pushback from gate with the brakes set and starting engines I noticed a tug pushing another air carrier aircraft from a nearby terminal. As the other jet continued the push; its right wing went under our left wing by four to five feet. We contacted operations and reported it and they informed us they witnessed it from their office and would contact the other company. It is a very tight ramp area and I was surprised that ground control would ok a push with us parked and starting engines from those gates.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier flight crew reported another aircraft pushed back from an adjacent gate after they were already pushed back; with their brakes set and were starting engines. The other aircraft's right wing passed well under their left wing while doing so.
Narrative: After pushback from gate with the brakes set and starting engines I noticed a tug pushing another air carrier aircraft from a nearby terminal. As the other jet continued the push; its right wing WENT UNDER our left wing by four to five feet. We contacted Operations and reported it and they informed us they witnessed it from their office and would contact the other company. It is a very tight ramp area and I was surprised that Ground Control would OK a push with us parked and starting engines from those gates.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.