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A B757-200 captain reported unsafe driving by a tug operator while the reporter was approaching the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 867799 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MIA.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe |
Narrative:
While taxiing forward toward the gate; a ground vehicle towing a baggage cart was seen in my peripheral vision to rapidly enter the clear area under the aircraft's left wing and did a 270 degree turn and exited the clear area necessitating an abrupt stop. Once clear I began moving forward and once again the same vehicle repeated his maneuver; and stopped. I then opened the window; made eye contact with the driver and gestured for him to stay away. Parking was then completed. Mia operations was called to relay this information to a ramp supervisor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 Captain reported unsafe driving by a tug operator while the reporter was approaching the gate.
Narrative: While taxiing forward toward the gate; a ground vehicle towing a baggage cart was seen in my peripheral vision to rapidly enter the clear area under the aircraft's left wing and did a 270 degree turn and exited the clear area necessitating an abrupt stop. Once clear I began moving forward and once again the same vehicle repeated his maneuver; and stopped. I then opened the window; made eye contact with the driver and gestured for him to stay away. Parking was then completed. MIA operations was called to relay this information to a Ramp Supervisor.
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.