A beech 1900 nearly had a regional jet pushed back into it.

Attributes
ACN	434802
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	434802
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

After startup, we got clearance from ramp control to follow company BE1900 taxiing out of gate and taxi across the ramp to the november line. As we approached the november line, my first officer called out 'they are pushing the rj.' I pushed hard right rudder to avoid collision with the oncoming rj. We avoided the rj right engine with our left wingtip by a few ft. When the ramper pushing the rj saw us, he stopped the push. There were no wing walkers around the rj. Contributing factors: loss of situational awareness by overworked ramp controller. Rampers not using or following established procedures by not using wing walkers. Ramper pushing the rj cannot see behind the aircraft, from his position in the tug.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 1900 NEARLY HAD A REGIONAL JET PUSHED BACK INTO IT.

Narrative: AFTER STARTUP, WE GOT CLRNC FROM RAMP CTL TO FOLLOW COMPANY BE1900 TAXIING OUT OF GATE AND TAXI ACROSS THE RAMP TO THE NOVEMBER LINE. AS WE APCHED THE NOVEMBER LINE, MY FO CALLED OUT 'THEY ARE PUSHING THE RJ.' I PUSHED HARD R RUDDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE ONCOMING RJ. WE AVOIDED THE RJ R ENG WITH OUR L WINGTIP BY A FEW FT. WHEN THE RAMPER PUSHING THE RJ SAW US, HE STOPPED THE PUSH. THERE WERE NO WING WALKERS AROUND THE RJ. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY OVERWORKED RAMP CTLR. RAMPERS NOT USING OR FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED PROCS BY NOT USING WING WALKERS. RAMPER PUSHING THE RJ CANNOT SEE BEHIND THE ACFT, FROM HIS POS IN THE TUG.

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.