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B757 captain experiences a near ground collision with a vehicle that cuts in front of the aircraft while being marshalled into the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1215711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While approaching gate under direction of marshaller to area for tug hook up for tow-in; a ground vehicle sped very close across in front of aircraft; and appeared briefly to turn toward aircraft on a collision course. I immediately stopped the aircraft hard to avoid collision and turned on additional exterior lights. We had navigation; anti-collision; and logo lights on at the time. The vehicle corrected course slightly; sped up and away. The marshaller never gave us a stop signal; nor did the wing walker attempt to stop the vehicle as it entered the clear zone. I don't think they saw them. Don't know where they were looking. If we had not been taxiing slowly and applied brakes; turned on lights I believe we would have had a collision. It was very close. I remained stopped until after checking with cabin crew for possible injuries. There were none reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain experiences a near ground collision with a vehicle that cuts in front of the aircraft while being marshalled into the gate.
Narrative: While approaching gate under direction of marshaller to area for tug hook up for tow-in; a ground vehicle sped very close across in front of aircraft; and appeared briefly to turn toward aircraft on a collision course. I immediately stopped the aircraft hard to avoid collision and turned on additional exterior lights. We had navigation; anti-collision; and logo lights on at the time. The vehicle corrected course slightly; sped up and away. The marshaller never gave us a stop signal; nor did the wing walker attempt to stop the vehicle as it entered the clear zone. I don't think they saw them. Don't know where they were looking. If we had not been taxiing slowly and applied brakes; turned on lights I believe we would have had a collision. It was very close. I remained stopped until after checking with cabin crew for possible injuries. There were none reported.
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.