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Air carrier large transport was powering back from the gate with a marshaller giving guidance. Failed to give stop signal in time to prevent the aircraft from moving off the ramp into grass and mud.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 361015 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 361429 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
During powerback from gate in memphis, right main landing gear rolled backwards off end of tarmac. Captain followed marshaller's instruction. No excessive speed or EPR during powerback. No sense of urgency from marshaller to stop or come forward. Very short distance from gate to end of taxiway. Powerback should not be allowed from this gate. I believe marshaller should have signaled us to come forward sooner. We were allowed to roll back entirely too far. There was 20 ft of asphalt after edge of taxiway, and we were allowed to cover that distance before departing prepared surface. There was no lag in captain following marshaller's instructions to come forward.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT WAS POWERING BACK FROM THE GATE WITH A MARSHALLER GIVING GUIDANCE. FAILED TO GIVE STOP SIGNAL IN TIME TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM MOVING OFF THE RAMP INTO GRASS AND MUD.
Narrative: DURING POWERBACK FROM GATE IN MEMPHIS, R MAIN LNDG GEAR ROLLED BACKWARDS OFF END OF TARMAC. CAPT FOLLOWED MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTION. NO EXCESSIVE SPD OR EPR DURING POWERBACK. NO SENSE OF URGENCY FROM MARSHALLER TO STOP OR COME FORWARD. VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM GATE TO END OF TXWY. POWERBACK SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED FROM THIS GATE. I BELIEVE MARSHALLER SHOULD HAVE SIGNALED US TO COME FORWARD SOONER. WE WERE ALLOWED TO ROLL BACK ENTIRELY TOO FAR. THERE WAS 20 FT OF ASPHALT AFTER EDGE OF TXWY, AND WE WERE ALLOWED TO COVER THAT DISTANCE BEFORE DEPARTING PREPARED SURFACE. THERE WAS NO LAG IN CAPT FOLLOWING MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTIONS TO COME FORWARD.
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.