<< >> NASA ASRS Report 828801, March 2009

B737 captain reports near collision with tug pulling baggage carts as driver cuts directly in front of aircraft necessitating abrupt braking.

Attributes
ACN	828801
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SEA.Airport
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Type 9000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Baggage cart driver crossed right in front of our taxiing aircraft and was totally oblivious to our presence. We had to brake very abruptly to avoid a collision which would have certainly ended in injury and/or death. All our lights were flashed at him and this individual needs serious retraining. He is lucky to be alive. If we hadn't seen him and acted decisively to avoid collision; this would have been a serious accident. This baggage cart driver needs to be retrained and counseled and observed prior to being released back on the airport. Lack of attention to job; driving around taxiing aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reports near collision with tug pulling baggage carts as driver cuts directly in front of aircraft necessitating abrupt braking.

Narrative: Baggage cart driver crossed right in front of our taxiing aircraft and was totally oblivious to our presence. We had to brake very abruptly to avoid a collision which would have certainly ended in injury and/or death. All our lights were flashed at him and this individual needs serious retraining. He is lucky to be alive. If we hadn't seen him and acted decisively to avoid collision; this would have been a serious accident. This baggage cart driver needs to be retrained and counseled and observed prior to being released back on the airport. Lack of attention to job; driving around taxiing aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.