browsing the FAA prelim reports and saw this:
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N908XJ, MESABA AIRLINES FLIGHT 3635, A CANADAIR CRJ600 AIRCRAFT, ON PUSHBACK FROM GATE, BACKED INTO A PORTABLE WATER TRUCK, NO INJURIES REPORTED, DAMAGE REPORTED AS SUBSTANTIAL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
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who is responsible for a/c during pushback? Is it correct that once the tug is hooked up, the driver is responsible until un-hooking? Obviously the plane does not have a rear view mirror. Just curious how much, if any, responsibility the flight crew would have in this situation.