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While attempting a sharp turn on the ramp at ind, large transport jet blasted a catering truck overturning it with slight damage to the aircraft it was servicing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 170016 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 170016 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Cleared by ground control to taxi 'a' to 'B' --give way to outbnd air carrier at 'slot' then proceed to gate. As I turned into 'C' area I realized my assigned gate X was a hard left turn on ramp. We asked and were cleared by ground for a 180 turn. I did not see any problem so proceeded to turn left (nwbnd to gate X). Approaching the gate we heard someone on ground say that we just blew over a catering truck. I went to scene and observed truck lying on left side. Truck was in 'raised' mode, no stabilizing 'outriggers' observed, no chocks observed. The duty manager commented 'wind from northwest very gusty.' truck was parked 90 degrees to wind. Ramp slippery with 1' or more compacted snow. I assume wind plus my jet blast caused incident. No one injured (my lucky day). Damage to parked aircraft confined to lower portion of left rear entry door and my ego. Suggestions: all catering trucks have 'stabilizers', shut down all jet engines when making turns on ramps (get a tug!).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ATTEMPTING A SHARP TURN ON THE RAMP AT IND, LGT JET BLASTED A CATERING TRUCK OVERTURNING IT WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT IT WAS SERVICING.
Narrative: CLRED BY GND CTL TO TAXI 'A' TO 'B' --GIVE WAY TO OUTBND ACR AT 'SLOT' THEN PROCEED TO GATE. AS I TURNED INTO 'C' AREA I REALIZED MY ASSIGNED GATE X WAS A HARD L TURN ON RAMP. WE ASKED AND WERE CLRED BY GND FOR A 180 TURN. I DID NOT SEE ANY PROB SO PROCEEDED TO TURN L (NWBND TO GATE X). APCHING THE GATE WE HEARD SOMEONE ON GND SAY THAT WE JUST BLEW OVER A CATERING TRUCK. I WENT TO SCENE AND OBSERVED TRUCK LYING ON L SIDE. TRUCK WAS IN 'RAISED' MODE, NO STABILIZING 'OUTRIGGERS' OBSERVED, NO CHOCKS OBSERVED. THE DUTY MGR COMMENTED 'WIND FROM NW VERY GUSTY.' TRUCK WAS PARKED 90 DEGS TO WIND. RAMP SLIPPERY WITH 1' OR MORE COMPACTED SNOW. I ASSUME WIND PLUS MY JET BLAST CAUSED INCIDENT. NO ONE INJURED (MY LUCKY DAY). DAMAGE TO PARKED ACFT CONFINED TO LOWER PORTION OF L REAR ENTRY DOOR AND MY EGO. SUGGESTIONS: ALL CATERING TRUCKS HAVE 'STABILIZERS', SHUT DOWN ALL JET ENGS WHEN MAKING TURNS ON RAMPS (GET A TUG!).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.