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A heavy jet captain taxiing on iad taxiway J was alerted by the off duty first officer to stop because of an impending collision with an aircraft pushing back.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1203135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAD.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Turning right onto taxiway J from ramp taxiway C; first officer one is heads down retrieving now ATIS as instructed by ground. First officer two yells to stop; just in time as aircraft is being pushed back and projects over taxiway J; especially by its wing. Two driver seems never to have seen us; marshaller in front of the gate aircraft has back to us and never alters course (wide turn) of his plane. Our captain stops abruptly. We notify ground who queries ramp; who claims there was never an issue. We state there was a very big issue (planes would have definitely hit and done major damage). Ground says they'll notify supervisor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A heavy jet Captain taxiing on IAD Taxiway J was alerted by the off duty First Officer to stop because of an impending collision with an aircraft pushing back.
Narrative: Turning right onto Taxiway J from Ramp taxiway C; First Officer One is heads down retrieving now ATIS as instructed by Ground. First Officer Two yells to stop; just in time as aircraft is being pushed back and projects over Taxiway J; especially by its wing. Two Driver seems never to have seen us; Marshaller in front of the gate aircraft has back to us and never alters course (wide turn) of his plane. Our Captain stops abruptly. We notify Ground who queries Ramp; who claims there was never an issue. We state there was a VERY BIG issue (planes would have definitely hit and done major damage). Ground says they'll notify Supervisor.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.