Narrative:

We pushed from gate at bna at XA07. Bna is an uncontrolled ramp with instructions to call ground at spot X for taxi. Halfway into the push I noticed a DC9, who had pushed from the gate to my left. His tug had just disconnected. After starting engine #1, we stopped and set brakes and cleared ground crew off headset, when I noticed the DC9 starting to taxi between us and the jet bridge for gate. Our push crews do not push us very far back from the gates at bna because it is about a 140 degree turn to get to the connector taxi line from the push point. I quickly stopped the push crew from backing their tug up. The right wing of the DC9 passed very close to the tug. I would estimate the wing was less than 15 ft from us, and almost over the tug. The left wing had to pass over ground equipment at the gate. I do not know how close that wing came to the bridge, but it had to be close. I am sure that our push crew could give more information. The air carrier crew obviously thought we had intentionally cut off their path to the active taxiway. We did end up blocking them, but it was completely unintentional. At any rate, that reaction was unsafe and very unprofessional.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 JUST PUSHED BACK FROM GATE. NOTED ACR ADJOINING GATE ALSO PUSHED BACK AND READY TO TAXI. DC9 BEGAN TAXI PASSING IN FRONT OF B727 NEARLY HITTING THE JETWAY AND THE PUSH TRACTOR. CAPT OF THE DC9 OBVIOUSLY FELT HE WAS BEING CUT OFF.

Narrative: WE PUSHED FROM GATE AT BNA AT XA07. BNA IS AN UNCTLED RAMP WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CALL GND AT SPOT X FOR TAXI. HALFWAY INTO THE PUSH I NOTICED A DC9, WHO HAD PUSHED FROM THE GATE TO MY L. HIS TUG HAD JUST DISCONNECTED. AFTER STARTING ENG #1, WE STOPPED AND SET BRAKES AND CLRED GND CREW OFF HEADSET, WHEN I NOTICED THE DC9 STARTING TO TAXI BTWN US AND THE JET BRIDGE FOR GATE. OUR PUSH CREWS DO NOT PUSH US VERY FAR BACK FROM THE GATES AT BNA BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT A 140 DEG TURN TO GET TO THE CONNECTOR TAXI LINE FROM THE PUSH POINT. I QUICKLY STOPPED THE PUSH CREW FROM BACKING THEIR TUG UP. THE R WING OF THE DC9 PASSED VERY CLOSE TO THE TUG. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE WING WAS LESS THAN 15 FT FROM US, AND ALMOST OVER THE TUG. THE L WING HAD TO PASS OVER GND EQUIP AT THE GATE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW CLOSE THAT WING CAME TO THE BRIDGE, BUT IT HAD TO BE CLOSE. I AM SURE THAT OUR PUSH CREW COULD GIVE MORE INFO. THE ACR CREW OBVIOUSLY THOUGHT WE HAD INTENTIONALLY CUT OFF THEIR PATH TO THE ACTIVE TXWY. WE DID END UP BLOCKING THEM, BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY UNINTENTIONAL. AT ANY RATE, THAT REACTION WAS UNSAFE AND VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.

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.