<< >> NASA ASRS Report 981282, November 2011

During pushback of a DHC8; the tow bar became disconnected from the tug . The aircraft brakes were gently applied but not before the tow bar damaged the comm two antenna.

Attributes
ACN	981282
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object

Narrative:

On push back from gate; the tow bar came free of the tug. The tow bar swung around and took out the comm 2 antenna. I slowly applied brakes to bring the aircraft to a stop; set the parking brake; shut down; and unloaded passengers. Be sure the tug is correctly attached and secured prior to push back.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During pushback of a DHC8; the tow bar became disconnected from the tug . The aircraft brakes were gently applied but not before the tow bar damaged the comm two antenna.

Narrative: On push back from gate; the tow bar came free of the tug. The tow bar swung around and took out the Comm 2 Antenna. I slowly applied brakes to bring the aircraft to a stop; set the parking brake; shut down; and unloaded passengers. Be sure the Tug is correctly attached and secured prior to push back.

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.