Tug driver lost control of tug and rammed into the nose of a parked, and passenger deplaning, fokker...

Attributes
ACN	394883
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	394883
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	394960
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While standing in the cockpit doorway deplaning passenger, I felt 3 distinct and large impacts rock the airplane. Not knowing what had happened, I made a quick PA to the approximately 15 passenger still on board to take a seat until I could determine a safe exit route. The jet bridge had dropped 3 ft below door level. It became apparent after a few seconds that the ground tug had struck the aircraft. I asked if any passenger had been injured by the aircraft motion and all replied they had not. After the jet bridge was safely repositioned, I deplaned the remaining passenger. Station personnel attended to the tug driver and aircraft damage. Supplemental information from acn 394960: during a preflight walkaround, a tow tug was connected to the aircraft (F100 2CW). I had turned away from the plane when the tug engine revved up and the tug began to move forward. I heard a quick series of crash type sounds and when I turned to look at the tug, it had moved forward and run into the lower nose section of the aircraft. The plane and tug sustained major damage. I checked to see the injury status of the driver. He was conscious and being attended to by another ground crewman. I then went up the jet bridge to call for ambulatory help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TUG DRIVER LOST CTL OF TUG AND RAMMED INTO THE NOSE OF A PARKED, AND PAX DEPLANING, FOKKER 100 CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE ACFT AND TUG. THE CAPT HAD THE PAX RESEATED UNTIL THE JET BRIDGE WAS REPOSITIONED FOR UNLOADING.

Narrative: WHILE STANDING IN THE COCKPIT DOORWAY DEPLANING PAX, I FELT 3 DISTINCT AND LARGE IMPACTS ROCK THE AIRPLANE. NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I MADE A QUICK PA TO THE APPROX 15 PAX STILL ON BOARD TO TAKE A SEAT UNTIL I COULD DETERMINE A SAFE EXIT RTE. THE JET BRIDGE HAD DROPPED 3 FT BELOW DOOR LEVEL. IT BECAME APPARENT AFTER A FEW SECONDS THAT THE GND TUG HAD STRUCK THE ACFT. I ASKED IF ANY PAX HAD BEEN INJURED BY THE ACFT MOTION AND ALL REPLIED THEY HAD NOT. AFTER THE JET BRIDGE WAS SAFELY REPOSITIONED, I DEPLANED THE REMAINING PAX. STATION PERSONNEL ATTENDED TO THE TUG DRIVER AND ACFT DAMAGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 394960: DURING A PREFLT WALKAROUND, A TOW TUG WAS CONNECTED TO THE ACFT (F100 2CW). I HAD TURNED AWAY FROM THE PLANE WHEN THE TUG ENG REVVED UP AND THE TUG BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD. I HEARD A QUICK SERIES OF CRASH TYPE SOUNDS AND WHEN I TURNED TO LOOK AT THE TUG, IT HAD MOVED FORWARD AND RUN INTO THE LOWER NOSE SECTION OF THE ACFT. THE PLANE AND TUG SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. I CHKED TO SEE THE INJURY STATUS OF THE DRIVER. HE WAS CONSCIOUS AND BEING ATTENDED TO BY ANOTHER GND CREWMAN. I THEN WENT UP THE JET BRIDGE TO CALL FOR AMBULATORY HELP.

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.

Tug driver lost control of tug and rammed into the nose of a parked, and passenger deplaning, fokker 100 causing damage to both the aircraft and tug. The captain had the passenger reseated until the jet bridge was repositioned for unloading.