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A B757 captain failed to release the ground crew after pushback and began taxiing with the towbar and tug attached.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 848213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 3600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
We called for pushback from gate and had to wait a while for traffic to clear before pushing. After pushback was complete; I set the parking brake upon request from push crew. My co-pilot and I were discussing the possibility of a 180 turn for a shorter taxi; as there was traffic in the ramp area on the standard ramp exit route. Approximately 7 minutes elapsed waiting for the traffic to clear; at which time we called ramp for taxi clearance; and asked about the possibility of a 180; which wasn't granted by ramp. We started to move forward; and felt the bump of the towbar as soon as we started to move. Plane was stopped; then the ground crew called and asked us if the brakes were set. I had forgotten that I hadn't received the salute and release; and hadn't communicated with the push crew since setting the parking brake. I had looked over the nose to make sure we were clear; but the small tug wasn't visible from the cockpit. I had flight interphone on all the time; and don't know why push crew never called for disconnect; although I know I am fully responsible for the incident. I had short term memory failure by not remembering I hadn't received the salute and release. This was our 2nd leg of the day; with an early wake-up call. I was feeling more tired than usual with seasonal allergies. There were no injuries and no damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 Captain failed to release the ground crew after pushback and began taxiing with the towbar and tug attached.
Narrative: We called for pushback from gate and had to wait a while for traffic to clear before pushing. After pushback was complete; I set the parking brake upon request from push crew. My Co-pilot and I were discussing the possibility of a 180 turn for a shorter taxi; as there was traffic in the ramp area on the standard ramp exit route. Approximately 7 minutes elapsed waiting for the traffic to clear; at which time we called ramp for taxi clearance; and asked about the possibility of a 180; which wasn't granted by ramp. We started to move forward; and felt the bump of the towbar as soon as we started to move. Plane was stopped; then the ground crew called and asked us if the brakes were set. I had forgotten that I hadn't received the salute and release; and hadn't communicated with the push crew since setting the parking brake. I had looked over the nose to make sure we were clear; but the small tug wasn't visible from the cockpit. I had flight interphone on all the time; and don't know why push crew never called for disconnect; although I know I am fully responsible for the incident. I had short term memory failure by not remembering I hadn't received the salute and release. This was our 2nd leg of the day; with an early wake-up call. I was feeling more tired than usual with seasonal allergies. There were no injuries and no damage.
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.