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Air carrier medium large transport hit a tug with the left engine pod while taxiing to the gate at pit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 180573 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 180573 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While intercepting the taxi line for self-park into gate, we came to an abrupt stop about 3' short of the medium large transport's stop mark. Upon investigation we found that the left #1 engine struck a tug that was parked in the wrong spot. Being a first officer, I feel that it's my job to ensure that the right side is always clear, so I did not see the tug on the left.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG HIT A TUG WITH THE LEFT ENGINE POD WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE AT PIT.
Narrative: WHILE INTERCEPTING THE TAXI LINE FOR SELF-PARK INTO GATE, WE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP ABOUT 3' SHORT OF THE MLG'S STOP MARK. UPON INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THAT THE LEFT #1 ENG STRUCK A TUG THAT WAS PARKED IN THE WRONG SPOT. BEING A F/O, I FEEL THAT IT'S MY JOB TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT SIDE IS ALWAYS CLR, SO I DID NOT SEE THE TUG ON THE LEFT.
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.