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A B37 captain reported that he had been pushed back and was parked when a taxiway excursion by a B767 under tow near the gate area which created a near ground collision with his aircraft while on the ramp at ewr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | ground other : tow to gate |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16200 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 622335 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Pushed off gate X, tail to gate Y. Stopped and started in this position. Noticed a supertug towing a B767 in taxiway rg. We thought they were going to turn on taxiway a, but it kept on coming on into the ramp. The left wingtip was definitely lined up with first officer's side window. As the tug continued in taxiway rg, I made several calls to 'stop the B767.' at the last min, they turned right into other gate. The wingtip missed the cockpit by about 8-10 ft. At the same time we both noticed the B767's right main gear off the taxiway and running over a couple of the little blue taxiway lights. The tug driver then told us they knew the wing would clear us. Why they couldn't wait for us to come out, I don't know. Also, probably not too good to drag widebody transport's over taxiway lights on non-stressed areas.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B37 CAPT RPTED THAT HE HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK AND WAS PARKED WHEN A TXWY EXCURSION BY A B767 UNDER TOW NEAR THE GATE AREA WHICH CREATED A NEAR GND COLLISION WITH HIS ACFT WHILE ON THE RAMP AT EWR.
Narrative: PUSHED OFF GATE X, TAIL TO GATE Y. STOPPED AND STARTED IN THIS POS. NOTICED A SUPERTUG TOWING A B767 IN TXWY RG. WE THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO TURN ON TXWY A, BUT IT KEPT ON COMING ON INTO THE RAMP. THE L WINGTIP WAS DEFINITELY LINED UP WITH FO'S SIDE WINDOW. AS THE TUG CONTINUED IN TXWY RG, I MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO 'STOP THE B767.' AT THE LAST MIN, THEY TURNED RIGHT INTO OTHER GATE. THE WINGTIP MISSED THE COCKPIT BY ABOUT 8-10 FT. AT THE SAME TIME WE BOTH NOTICED THE B767'S R MAIN GEAR OFF THE TXWY AND RUNNING OVER A COUPLE OF THE LITTLE BLUE TXWY LIGHTS. THE TUG DRIVER THEN TOLD US THEY KNEW THE WING WOULD CLR US. WHY THEY COULDN'T WAIT FOR US TO COME OUT, I DON'T KNOW. ALSO, PROBABLY NOT TOO GOOD TO DRAG WDB'S OVER TXWY LIGHTS ON NON-STRESSED AREAS.
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.