2 air carrier mlgs almost collide with tug hauling baggage carts while approaching their gates in stl. Tug driver steered clear between the 2 aircraft. Reporter PIC states that the ramp is uncontrolled.

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Attributes
ACN	369855
Time
Date	199705
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	369855
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Tug with bag carts had to dodge between 2 aircraft. Problem arose because ramp is uncontrolled. Speed of all 3 was too high (a) (B) (C). I will prevent repeat occurrence by reducing taxi speed and not assuming actions of other aircraft and vehicles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 ACR MLGS ALMOST COLLIDE WITH TUG HAULING BAGGAGE CARTS WHILE APCHING THEIR GATES IN STL. TUG DRIVER STEERED CLR BTWN THE 2 ACFT. RPTR PIC STATES THAT THE RAMP IS UNCTLED.

Narrative: TUG WITH BAG CARTS HAD TO DODGE BTWN 2 ACFT. PROB AROSE BECAUSE RAMP IS UNCTLED. SPD OF ALL 3 WAS TOO HIGH (A) (B) (C). I WILL PREVENT REPEAT OCCURRENCE BY REDUCING TAXI SPD AND NOT ASSUMING ACTIONS OF OTHER ACFT AND VEHICLES.

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.