Air carrier tug driver pushing a B737-800 back onto the den ramp area reported he had to stop abrupt...

Attributes
ACN	1405812
Time
Date	201612
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DEN.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Vehicle Driver
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical

Narrative:

I was the pushback driver for [this] flight. The pilot communicated that the brakes were released and that I was cleared to push. I relayed [hand] signals to my wing walkers; in turn they gave signal I was clear to proceed. A few seconds into push; one wing walker signaled for me to stop the push. I brought the aircraft to a complete stop. Within seconds of coming to a stop; an rj passed directly behind our aircraft on the green taxi line. Had my wing walker nor I not been alert; the chances of an aircraft on aircraft collision were great; perhaps certain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier tug driver pushing a B737-800 back onto the DEN ramp area reported he had to stop abruptly to avoid a collision with a regional jet taxiing past.

Narrative: I was the pushback driver for [this] flight. The pilot communicated that the brakes were released and that I was cleared to push. I relayed [hand] signals to my wing walkers; in turn they gave signal I was clear to proceed. A few seconds into push; one wing walker signaled for me to stop the push. I brought the aircraft to a complete stop. Within seconds of coming to a stop; an RJ passed directly behind our aircraft on the green taxi line. Had my wing walker nor I not been alert; the chances of an aircraft on aircraft collision were great; perhaps certain.

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.

Air carrier tug driver pushing a B737-800 back onto the den ramp area reported he had to stop abruptly to avoid a collision with a regional jet taxiing past.