Narrative:

Near collision with ground vehicle while parking aircraft. While turning in to gate, co-pilot noticed a white van approaching from the right on the ramp access road. First officer stated that initially it appeared that the van was going to stop, but as the aircraft was almost on the parking line, it became obvious that the van was not going to stop. First officer yelled for immediate stop and captain noticed van at the same time. Marshaler simultaneously noticed the van started signaling for immediate stop. As the van was continuing toward the aircraft, captain was forced to apply maximum braking to prevent a collision with the van. The van never attempted to stop or avoid the aircraft, driving right in front and slightly under the aircraft. Van was a white panel type van, with air carrier name on the back doors. City ramp was advised of the near collision. One flight attendant was slightly turned in her jumpseat when maximum braking was applied and reported afterward of some pain in her neck. None of the other attendants or passenger reported any immediate effects. There was no doubt on the flight deck crew nor the marshaler that we would have been hit by the van if an emergency stop had not been accomplished. The van missed us by no more than 10 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 BEING MARSHALED IN TO A GATE AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH VEHICLE BY CONDUCTING AN EMER STOP INJURING A FLT ATTENDANT.

Narrative: NEAR COLLISION WITH GND VEHICLE WHILE PARKING ACFT. WHILE TURNING IN TO GATE, CO-PLT NOTICED A WHITE VAN APCHING FROM THE R ON THE RAMP ACCESS ROAD. FO STATED THAT INITIALLY IT APPEARED THAT THE VAN WAS GOING TO STOP, BUT AS THE ACFT WAS ALMOST ON THE PARKING LINE, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE VAN WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. FO YELLED FOR IMMEDIATE STOP AND CAPT NOTICED VAN AT THE SAME TIME. MARSHALER SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTICED THE VAN STARTED SIGNALING FOR IMMEDIATE STOP. AS THE VAN WAS CONTINUING TOWARD THE ACFT, CAPT WAS FORCED TO APPLY MAX BRAKING TO PREVENT A COLLISION WITH THE VAN. THE VAN NEVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP OR AVOID THE ACFT, DRIVING RIGHT IN FRONT AND SLIGHTLY UNDER THE ACFT. VAN WAS A WHITE PANEL TYPE VAN, WITH ACR NAME ON THE BACK DOORS. CITY RAMP WAS ADVISED OF THE NEAR COLLISION. ONE FLT ATTENDANT WAS SLIGHTLY TURNED IN HER JUMPSEAT WHEN MAX BRAKING WAS APPLIED AND RPTED AFTERWARD OF SOME PAIN IN HER NECK. NONE OF THE OTHER ATTENDANTS OR PAX RPTED ANY IMMEDIATE EFFECTS. THERE WAS NO DOUBT ON THE FLT DECK CREW NOR THE MARSHALER THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE VAN IF AN EMER STOP HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE VAN MISSED US BY NO MORE THAN 10 FT.

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.