Incident Overview
Description
After pushing back from position A38 at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), the aircraft was stationary on the taxiway and the crew prepared for taxiing. At the same time, the two people assigned to the push-back vehicle were busy disconnecting the towbar connected to the aircraft. A mechanic, in contact with the pilot by wire, removed the steering lock pin. At this point, the Ground controller authorised the crew to taxi behind a B 777. They started taxiing while the push-back vehicle and the three people were still under the aircraft. A few seconds later, engine number 3 hit the pushback vehicle, which was dragged for about twenty metres. The three people on the ground moved away from the area. The aircraft was flown to Tel Aviv on April 16 and resumed regular service on April 18. CONCLUSION Taxiing was started without the procedures for ensuring that the safety zone had been cleared having been applied. A certain haste linked to the delay and the context of the captain’s last flight may have led him to start the taxi without all these checks having been completed.
Source of Information
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/collision-avec-un-vehicule-de-repoussage/, https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3387521,00.html, https://archive.ph/YKshghttps://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/collision-avec-un-vehicule-de-repoussage/, https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3387521,00.html, https://archive.ph/YKshgPrimary Cause
Lack of safety zone clearance procedures during taxiing.Lack of safety zone clearance procedures during taxiing.Share on:
