GeeBee Posted August 8, 2022 Report Posted August 8, 2022 With disastrous results. Go to 21 second point
ArtVandelay Posted August 8, 2022 Report Posted August 8, 2022 I’d guess someone yelled at him that he was going the wrong way, then he panicked.
Fly Boomer Posted August 8, 2022 Report Posted August 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, ArtVandelay said: I’d guess someone yelled at him that he was going the wrong way, then he panicked. Somewhat analogous to taxiing while fiddling with radios.
PT20J Posted August 11, 2022 Report Posted August 11, 2022 Pilot friend from AA tells me they are supposed to have a taxi qualified mechanic in the cockpit to ride the brakes when they tow from gate to gate but due to labor shortages didn’t and the plane got away from them. It was a nearly new aircraft. 1
WaynePierce Posted August 11, 2022 Report Posted August 11, 2022 Did it kill the driver? He was going way too fast for my comfort but it don't look good.
carusoam Posted August 12, 2022 Report Posted August 12, 2022 Yikes! Not a laws of physics lawyer… That is a lot of momentum…. -a-
M20F Posted August 15, 2022 Report Posted August 15, 2022 51 minutes ago, A64Pilot said: Looks to me the tow bar fell off? It came off but think there was more physics than just gravity involved.
GeeBee Posted August 15, 2022 Author Report Posted August 15, 2022 When you exceed the tow limits, the tow bar snaps off because it gives way at the weakest point, the attachment. I had an airplane come loose from the tug during push back. It was a MD-88 at IAD. As we pushed straight back the driver started to slow for the stop. I heard, "Captain! The to..............." then nothing. I looked out saw the tug moving away from me but I was not following. I looked at the tug and it had no tow bar attached and the pin sitting on the bumper. Concluding that the bar had never been pinned to the tug I then had the job of stopping an airplane rolling backwards without putting it on it's tail. Very, very sloooowwwly apply the brakes. 2
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