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Tug driver reported narrowly avoiding a collision with a fuel truck that was being driven at high speed on an aircraft taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1382016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
I was approaching gate on the main road at taxiway marker 98 when a fuel truck came at my passenger side off of the airplane taxiway. The driver was driving in a no operation zone approaching me quickly. I swerved; locked up my brakes to avoid being hit in a covered tractor. I yelled to get the drivers attention he stopped briefly then proceeded to gate to park his fuel tanker. I approached the driver to explain the near miss in which his only response was I have the right [of way] on the taxiway; the area he should not be driving in. Ramp supervisor 2 acknowledged the incident. Explained I was in the right. Stated he would escalate the concern to ramp as driver should only operate on the road not in taxiway area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Tug driver reported narrowly avoiding a collision with a fuel truck that was being driven at high speed on an aircraft taxiway.
Narrative: I was approaching gate on the main road at taxiway marker 98 when a fuel truck came at my passenger side off of the airplane taxiway. The driver was driving in a no operation zone approaching me quickly. I swerved; locked up my brakes to avoid being hit in a covered tractor. I yelled to get the drivers attention he stopped briefly then proceeded to gate to park his fuel tanker. I approached the driver to explain the near miss in which his only response was I have the right [of way] on the taxiway; the area he should not be driving in. Ramp Supervisor 2 acknowledged the incident. Explained I was in the right. Stated he would escalate the concern to Ramp as Driver should only operate on the road not in taxiway area.
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.