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Regional jet flight crew experienced a collision with an airport truck during their taxi to the gate after landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1321631 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 4800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
After landing; during taxi in; a truck struck our aircraft on the left wing. We had just turned left onto taxiway a after crossing 4L. The captain attempted to swerve away from the truck and brake.the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed. There was no avoiding the truck as we could not swerve too far due to gates on our right. Braking was also unsuccessful in avoiding the truck. In the future; vehicles operating in the vicinity of airplanes should be aware of their surroundings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Regional jet flight crew experienced a collision with an airport truck during their taxi to the gate after landing.
Narrative: After landing; during taxi in; a truck struck our aircraft on the left wing. We had just turned left onto taxiway A after crossing 4L. The captain attempted to swerve away from the truck and brake.The truck was traveling at a high rate of speed. There was no avoiding the truck as we could not swerve too far due to gates on our right. Braking was also unsuccessful in avoiding the truck. In the future; vehicles operating in the vicinity of airplanes should be aware of their surroundings.
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.