--- title: Man Saves the Day From Out of Control Airport Cart description: Man on tarmac at Chicago airport saves the day on the tarmac by stopping an airport cart spinning out of the control with one quick move. canonical: https://time.com/5689884/airport-cart/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-10-01T13:10:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:00:27.147Z og:title: Ramp Hero Rams Into an Airport Cart Spinning Out of Control Before It Wreaks Some Real Havoc og:description: It was no match for his quick thinking in this insane viral video og:url: https://time.com/5689884/airport-cart/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9dad7b774845ad0/698a03a109208f77004159e2/ohareairport.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: General Views From O'Hare Airport Ahead of Airlines Earnings Reports og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ramp Hero Rams Into an Airport Cart Spinning Out of Control Before It Wreaks Some Real Havoc twitter:description: It was no match for his quick thinking in this insane viral video twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9dad7b774845ad0/698a03a109208f77004159e2/ohareairport.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ramp Hero Rams Into an Airport Cart Spinning Out of Control Before It Wreaks Some Real Havoc > Sponsored content. 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Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images A United Continental Holdings Inc. aircraft approaches the tarmac while landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012\. United Continental Holdings Inc. is scheduled to release earnings on Jan. 26\. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg& via Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Oct 1, 2019 1:10 PM UTC An airline catering cart spinning out of control in circles quickly causes havoc on an airport [tarmac](https://time.com/5649963/tarmac-worker-game/), and then a [true hero](https://time.com/5681348/area-51-naruto-run/) stepped up to stop it. The scene of the unusual incident captivated passengers sitting in a number of planes at Chicago’s O’Hare International. The video of how events quickly unfolded has rocketed up to viral status on social media. “Crazy event at ORD. Heads up safety move by a ramp worker!,” the chief executive of the American Osteopathic Association, Kevin Klauer captioned the video. > [](https://twitter.com/sidhartha%5Fb/status/1179002760752242689) > [](https://twitter.com/Flugthier/status/1178949401504620544) From the video, it would seem that a solution wasn’t immediately clear to the yellow-vested workers who were dangerously close to the cart. Except for one man. His [action was quick](https://time.com/5669704/man-catches-phone-while-riding-roller-coaster/). He hops aboard an airport ground support vehicle and rams it into the golf cart, putting a stop to the cart’s breakneck-paced spin. In a statement provided to TIME, American Airlines said that they are investigating the incident. “American Airlines is investigating an incident involving a catering truck this afternoon at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Preliminary reports indicate that the accelerator became stuck and caused the catering cart to lose control.” While close watchers online wondered if the cart hit anyone, the airline stated that was not the case. “No American Airlines team members were injured and the incident resulted in one 10 minute flight delay. We appreciate the quick action of our team member who stopped the vehicle. Safety is our top priority and we are working with our partners to investigate the incident.” The airport worker was not yet identified by Tuesday morning. His heroics were even enough to land on President Donald Trump’s radar. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1178984236524675072) Not all heroes wear capes. Some drive a ramp into cart that’s in a freakout mode. This guy is that guy. > [](https://twitter.com/ChadBlue%5F/status/1179000210766389248) > [](https://twitter.com/DanyalGilani/status/1178886619497144325) > [](https://twitter.com/GreggWGME/status/1178821637829005312) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5689884/airport-cart/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5689884/airport-cart/"},"headline":"Ramp Hero Rams Into an Airport Cart Spinning Out of Control Before It Wreaks Some Real Havoc","datePublished":"2019-10-01T13:10:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:00:27.147Z","description":"Man on tarmac at Chicago airport saves the day on the tarmac by stopping an airport cart spinning out of the control with one quick move.","url":"https://time.com/5689884/airport-cart/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9dad7b774845ad0/698a03a109208f77004159e2/ohareairport.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9dad7b774845ad0/698a03a109208f77004159e2/ohareairport.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"General Views From O'Hare Airport Ahead of Airlines Earnings Reports","caption":"O'Hare Airport","creditText":"Bloomberg& via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5689884/airport-cart/","name":"Ramp Hero Rams Into an Airport Cart Spinning Out of Control Before It Wreaks Some Real Havoc"}}]}] ```