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A SF340 pilot began taxiing after receiving the chocks out sign but subsequently braked hard after seeing a ground operations person exit left from under the aircraft's nose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959198 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Saab 340 Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird |
Narrative:
A ground communication error occurred. I started the up both engines and completed my after start engine flows. I kept the right engine in feather to operate the air conditioning in the high pressure mode. We ran an after start checklist. I gave the chocks pulled hand signal. The same signal was given back by the ground operations employee; at the aircraft's nose. I thought the chocks had been pulled and started my taxi. As I crept forward; I saw another ground agent running from under the nose to the left side of the aircraft. This startled me; so I hit the brakes until the worker was clear. I braked within two feet of my starting point. I received no stop signal so I was unaware of employee by the nose gear. Miscommunication must have occurred between the marshaller and I.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SF340 pilot began taxiing after receiving the chocks out sign but subsequently braked hard after seeing a ground operations person exit left from under the aircraft's nose.
Narrative: A ground communication error occurred. I started the up both engines and completed my after start engine flows. I kept the right engine in feather to operate the air conditioning in the high pressure mode. We ran an after start checklist. I gave the chocks pulled hand signal. The same signal was given back by the ground operations employee; at the aircraft's nose. I thought the chocks had been pulled and started my taxi. As I crept forward; I saw another ground agent running from under the nose to the left side of the aircraft. This startled me; so I hit the brakes until the worker was clear. I braked within two feet of my starting point. I received no stop signal so I was unaware of employee by the nose gear. Miscommunication must have occurred between the marshaller and I.
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.