A DC10 crew, after being pushed back at ord, started taxiing before the ground crew was clear of air...

Attributes
ACN	543268
Time
Date	200204
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding 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 : 105 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	543268
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Pushback/after start/ground crew cleared off to first officer side. We appeared to be blocking taxiway for other company aircraft that had pushed back before us. Focused my attention on his apparent holding on ramp for us. After normal period of time for ground crew to clear, stated we have to get out ahead of company. I asked first officer if we were clear right - he confirmed clear right began to move a/C. After 1-2 inch of roll felt/heard clunk from nose wheel strut hitting tow bar. Ground crew came back on said, 'hold brakes, having trouble with tow bar.' no damage to a/C. Broke pin on tow bar. I assumed first officer understood ground crew was clearing to the right and when I asked if clear it was in fact, clear. He the first officer had missed ground crew, telling us 'clear right' me acknowledging clear right and saying, 'off on your side.' I rushed him with statement about needing to clear runway for company aircraft. I usually confirm with first officer that crew is clearing right side if that is the case. I was preoccupied with company aircraft and did not get concurrence ground crew clear - just assumed he would speak up if not clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10 CREW, AFTER BEING PUSHED BACK AT ORD, STARTED TAXIING BEFORE THE GND CREW WAS CLR OF ACFT.

Narrative: PUSHBACK/AFTER START/GND CREW CLRED OFF TO FO SIDE. WE APPEARED TO BE BLOCKING TXWY FOR OTHER COMPANY ACFT THAT HAD PUSHED BACK BEFORE US. FOCUSED MY ATTENTION ON HIS APPARENT HOLDING ON RAMP FOR US. AFTER NORMAL PERIOD OF TIME FOR GND CREW TO CLR, STATED WE HAVE TO GET OUT AHEAD OF COMPANY. I ASKED FO IF WE WERE CLR R - HE CONFIRMED CLR R BEGAN TO MOVE A/C. AFTER 1-2 INCH OF ROLL FELT/HEARD CLUNK FROM NOSE WHEEL STRUT HITTING TOW BAR. GND CREW CAME BACK ON SAID, 'HOLD BRAKES, HAVING TROUBLE WITH TOW BAR.' NO DAMAGE TO A/C. BROKE PIN ON TOW BAR. I ASSUMED FO UNDERSTOOD GND CREW WAS CLRING TO THE R AND WHEN I ASKED IF CLR IT WAS IN FACT, CLR. HE THE FO HAD MISSED GND CREW, TELLING US 'CLR R' ME ACKNOWLEDGING CLR R AND SAYING, 'OFF ON YOUR SIDE.' I RUSHED HIM WITH STATEMENT ABOUT NEEDING TO CLR RWY FOR COMPANY ACFT. I USUALLY CONFIRM WITH FO THAT CREW IS CLRING R SIDE IF THAT IS THE CASE. I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH COMPANY ACFT AND DID NOT GET CONCURRENCE GND CREW CLR - JUST ASSUMED HE WOULD SPEAK UP IF NOT CLR.

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.

A DC10 crew, after being pushed back at ord, started taxiing before the ground crew was clear of aircraft.