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During pushback and engine start procedures, a CL65 moves forward and contacts the tug, damaging the aircraft at crp, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 614139 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : crp.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 614139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time total : 12340 flight time type : 3200 |
| ASRS Report | 613459 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During pushback on ramp in crp, the tug operator pushed the aircraft to an unusual finishing point. The captain queried the ramp personnel as to our ability to taxi out safely and were assured we were lined up correctly. During engine start, which is my responsibility, the captain attempted to contact ramp personnel to see if we were still connected to the tug. I responded that the ramper had already removed his headsets. There was no confirmation from ramp that we were or already were disconnected. As I finished the engine start, we began to roll forward. I immediately yelled 'brakes' and applied brakes. However, we had rolled forward and impacted the tug. Ramp acknowledged that she never instructed us to set our parking brake and that push was complete. Supplemental information from acn 613459: during pushback procedure, while aircraft was at rest, I inquired whether the nosewheel was straight. Tug driver responded that the aircraft would be able to maneuver out on its own. At no time did the tug driver state that the pushback was complete and to set brakes. Towbar was disconnected before brake was set. The aircraft rolled forward and contacted tug. I immediately set brake. I shut down the engines and exited the aircraft to inspect the scene. There appeared to be damage to the fuselage in the nose area -- approximately a 2 ft long crease. I did not notice any damage to the tug. There were no reports of any injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING PUSHBACK AND ENG START PROCS, A CL65 MOVES FORWARD AND CONTACTS THE TUG, DAMAGING THE ACFT AT CRP, TX.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK ON RAMP IN CRP, THE TUG OPERATOR PUSHED THE ACFT TO AN UNUSUAL FINISHING POINT. THE CAPT QUERIED THE RAMP PERSONNEL AS TO OUR ABILITY TO TAXI OUT SAFELY AND WERE ASSURED WE WERE LINED UP CORRECTLY. DURING ENG START, WHICH IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, THE CAPT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT RAMP PERSONNEL TO SEE IF WE WERE STILL CONNECTED TO THE TUG. I RESPONDED THAT THE RAMPER HAD ALREADY REMOVED HIS HEADSETS. THERE WAS NO CONFIRMATION FROM RAMP THAT WE WERE OR ALREADY WERE DISCONNECTED. AS I FINISHED THE ENG START, WE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY YELLED 'BRAKES' AND APPLIED BRAKES. HOWEVER, WE HAD ROLLED FORWARD AND IMPACTED THE TUG. RAMP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SHE NEVER INSTRUCTED US TO SET OUR PARKING BRAKE AND THAT PUSH WAS COMPLETE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 613459: DURING PUSHBACK PROC, WHILE ACFT WAS AT REST, I INQUIRED WHETHER THE NOSEWHEEL WAS STRAIGHT. TUG DRIVER RESPONDED THAT THE ACFT WOULD BE ABLE TO MANEUVER OUT ON ITS OWN. AT NO TIME DID THE TUG DRIVER STATE THAT THE PUSHBACK WAS COMPLETE AND TO SET BRAKES. TOWBAR WAS DISCONNECTED BEFORE BRAKE WAS SET. THE ACFT ROLLED FORWARD AND CONTACTED TUG. I IMMEDIATELY SET BRAKE. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND EXITED THE ACFT TO INSPECT THE SCENE. THERE APPEARED TO BE DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE IN THE NOSE AREA -- APPROX A 2 FT LONG CREASE. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE TO THE TUG. THERE WERE NO RPTS OF ANY INJURIES.
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.