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Flight crew of an medium large transport struck the nose gear during release from pushback and taxiing forward causing minor damage to the nose gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 326192 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : srq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 326192 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were late. Flying the third leg of a 4 leg day. The captain had me call ground control for pushback and instructed me to start both engines. I ran my starting engine flows and proceeded to start both engines. As the second engine was rolling back I called ground for taxi clearance. Ground control cleared us to taxi. I heard the captain say 'salute and release from guidance.' knowing that the pushback truck was on the left side of the aircraft, I checked right for clearance from other aircraft. As it turned out we did not get a salute and started to taxi. I am not sure if we were still hooked up or if we taxied into the towbar after we were disconnected. At any rate minor damage was sustained to the nose gear and the company cleared us to continue with the trip after an aircraft change. In the 'go' mode I didn't perceive to have or didn't think to back up the captain on visually looking for the pushback tug.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG STRUCK THE NOSE GEAR DURING RELEASE FROM PUSHBACK AND TAXIING FORWARD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR.
Narrative: WE WERE LATE. FLYING THE THIRD LEG OF A 4 LEG DAY. THE CAPT HAD ME CALL GND CTL FOR PUSHBACK AND INSTRUCTED ME TO START BOTH ENGS. I RAN MY STARTING ENG FLOWS AND PROCEEDED TO START BOTH ENGS. AS THE SECOND ENG WAS ROLLING BACK I CALLED GND FOR TAXI CLRNC. GND CTL CLRED US TO TAXI. I HEARD THE CAPT SAY 'SALUTE AND RELEASE FROM GUIDANCE.' KNOWING THAT THE PUSHBACK TRUCK WAS ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT, I CHKED R FOR CLRNC FROM OTHER ACFT. AS IT TURNED OUT WE DID NOT GET A SALUTE AND STARTED TO TAXI. I AM NOT SURE IF WE WERE STILL HOOKED UP OR IF WE TAXIED INTO THE TOWBAR AFTER WE WERE DISCONNECTED. AT ANY RATE MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND THE COMPANY CLRED US TO CONTINUE WITH THE TRIP AFTER AN ACFT CHANGE. IN THE 'GO' MODE I DIDN'T PERCEIVE TO HAVE OR DIDN'T THINK TO BACK UP THE CAPT ON VISUALLY LOOKING FOR THE PUSHBACK 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.