CRJ200 captain reports a near collision with a high speed pickup truck while attempting to park at t...

Attributes
ACN	1246454
Time
Date	201503
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	DFW.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

As flight was lining up with the gate utilizing the dgs; a white; full-size; pickup truck approached from the aircraft right at a high rate of speed and accelerating. Crew was forced to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision. Flight attendant reported that several passengers in window seats on the right side of the aircraft had been alarmed that we were about to get hit.after the threat was avoided; crew completed parking safely and reported the incident to ramp control. A ramp manager was requested. The manager was advised of the extremely unsafe driving. The chief pilot was also advised of the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 Captain reports a near collision with a high speed pickup truck while attempting to park at the gate using the DGS. A quick by the Captain avoids the collision.

Narrative: As flight was lining up with the Gate utilizing the DGS; a white; full-size; pickup truck approached from the aircraft right at a high rate of speed and accelerating. Crew was forced to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision. Flight Attendant reported that several passengers in window seats on the right side of the aircraft had been alarmed that we were about to get hit.After the threat was avoided; crew completed parking safely and reported the incident to Ramp Control. A ramp manager was requested. The manager was advised of the extremely unsafe driving. The Chief Pilot was also advised of the situation.

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.

CRJ200 captain reports a near collision with a high speed pickup truck while attempting to park at the gate using the dgs. A quick by the captain avoids the collision.