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An airline's MD80; being pushed back from its gate; nearly collided with another air carrier's MD80 awaiting takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 665566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 665566 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While waiting for our wheels up time in the pad east of our gates in las; an air carrier MD80 being repositioned from their gate to the pad was almost pushed into us. I asked ramp control to save any tapes or video and reported the incident to air carrier operations. I also let the duty pilot know.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRLINE'S MD80; BEING PUSHED BACK FROM ITS GATE; NEARLY COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER ACR'S MD80 AWAITING TKOF.
Narrative: WHILE WAITING FOR OUR WHEELS UP TIME IN THE PAD E OF OUR GATES IN LAS; AN ACR MD80 BEING REPOSITIONED FROM THEIR GATE TO THE PAD WAS ALMOST PUSHED INTO US. I ASKED RAMP CTL TO SAVE ANY TAPES OR VIDEO AND RPTED THE INCIDENT TO ACR OPS. I ALSO LET THE DUTY PLT KNOW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.