During taxi out from gate a B757 blew over baggage carts causing injury to 1 ground handler.

Attributes
ACN	288744
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
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	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 14053
ASRS Report	288744
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6190 flight time type : 2900
ASRS Report	288142
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Pushed back from gate msp along aircraft at gate, unloading cargo. Right engine only. Had to turn right although going to runway 29R. I thought I was clear (150 ft) from carts but blew carts over anyway. Within limits (45 percent N1) of company. Even with a gradual turn and a good distance from carts, some blew over injuring 1 ramp personnel. I also figured that if I started left engine, it would be right next to carts. Tug operator didn't want me to turn left, he said afterward, because I might blow towards other carrier. Also he said that he was worried about pushing out onto inner taxiway because 'aircraft might come around the corner too fast and not be able to stop.' he seemed unaware that we could probably get clearance from ground I was unaware of his reasons for disconnecting us where he did. I found out later that there are charts available for all aircraft, but I've never seen them. We saw the carts blown over after our 270 degree turn. We called back on climb out and found out the man had been hurt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TAXI OUT FROM GATE A B757 BLEW OVER BAGGAGE CARTS CAUSING INJURY TO 1 GND HANDLER.

Narrative: PUSHED BACK FROM GATE MSP ALONG ACFT AT GATE, UNLOADING CARGO. R ENG ONLY. HAD TO TURN R ALTHOUGH GOING TO RWY 29R. I THOUGHT I WAS CLR (150 FT) FROM CARTS BUT BLEW CARTS OVER ANYWAY. WITHIN LIMITS (45 PERCENT N1) OF COMPANY. EVEN WITH A GRADUAL TURN AND A GOOD DISTANCE FROM CARTS, SOME BLEW OVER INJURING 1 RAMP PERSONNEL. I ALSO FIGURED THAT IF I STARTED L ENG, IT WOULD BE RIGHT NEXT TO CARTS. TUG OPERATOR DIDN'T WANT ME TO TURN L, HE SAID AFTERWARD, BECAUSE I MIGHT BLOW TOWARDS OTHER CARRIER. ALSO HE SAID THAT HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT PUSHING OUT ONTO INNER TXWY BECAUSE 'ACFT MIGHT COME AROUND THE CORNER TOO FAST AND NOT BE ABLE TO STOP.' HE SEEMED UNAWARE THAT WE COULD PROBABLY GET CLRNC FROM GND I WAS UNAWARE OF HIS REASONS FOR DISCONNECTING US WHERE HE DID. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THERE ARE CHARTS AVAILABLE FOR ALL ACFT, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM. WE SAW THE CARTS BLOWN OVER AFTER OUR 270 DEG TURN. WE CALLED BACK ON CLBOUT AND FOUND OUT THE MAN HAD BEEN HURT.

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.