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An air carrier MD80 powered back onto the grass. Error admitted, the captain was slow coming out of reverse.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340117 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msy |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 340117 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 340118 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa 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 |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
During power back from gate X at msy, I was somewhat slow to come out of reverse due to concern about clearing the tail of the aircraft parked at gate Y. The aircraft's rearward momentum was sufficient for the main landing gear to roll off the edge of the concrete into the grass.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 POWERED BACK ONTO THE GRASS. ERROR ADMITTED, THE CAPT WAS SLOW COMING OUT OF REVERSE.
Narrative: DURING PWR BACK FROM GATE X AT MSY, I WAS SOMEWHAT SLOW TO COME OUT OF REVERSE DUE TO CONCERN ABOUT CLRING THE TAIL OF THE ACFT PARKED AT GATE Y. THE ACFT'S REARWARD MOMENTUM WAS SUFFICIENT FOR THE MAIN LNDG GEAR TO ROLL OFF THE EDGE OF THE CONCRETE INTO THE GRASS.
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.