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A320 captain describes apparently reckless snow plow driving by two drivers attempting to move a pile of snow blocking access to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 985649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
Almost hit by city snow plows due to out of control driving. We were holding short of gate due to a high pile of snow that blocked our entry. Two city snow plows arrived at high speed to remove the snow. The first one barreled in from our left (the east); and jack-knifed after hitting the snow sliding out of control for about 30 ft. It appeared that he was close to hitting the wing-walker/marshaller on our forward left side. The second snowplow barreled in from our right side (the west) and hit the same pile of snow after the other plow backed away. He also jack-knifed his plow; spinning about 270 degrees within 10 ft of the aircraft. I thought he was going to hit the aircraft. This was unprofessional; dangerous and completely unacceptable. I called operations to capture the event on the gate camera and a picture is worth a thousand words. These drivers should not be working on the flight line; careless disregard for the safety of others.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain describes apparently reckless snow plow driving by two drivers attempting to move a pile of snow blocking access to the gate.
Narrative: Almost hit by city snow plows due to out of control driving. We were holding short of Gate due to a high pile of snow that blocked our entry. Two city snow plows arrived at high speed to remove the snow. The first one barreled in from our left (the east); and jack-knifed after hitting the snow sliding out of control for about 30 FT. It appeared that he was close to hitting the wing-walker/marshaller on our forward left side. The second snowplow barreled in from our right side (the west) and hit the same pile of snow after the other plow backed away. He also jack-knifed his plow; spinning about 270 degrees within 10 FT of the aircraft. I thought he was going to hit the aircraft. This was unprofessional; dangerous and completely unacceptable. I called operations to capture the event on the Gate camera and a picture is worth a thousand words. These drivers should not be working on the flight line; careless disregard for the safety of others.
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.