Originally Posted by
pilotmike
As this whole thread is about a tug that COULDN'T pull it forward, obviously the ground wasn't "...pretty much as hard as tarmac..." I'd suggest.
Or, as alluded to earlier in the thread, there was sufficient difference in level between the concrete and grass so that, once the wheels had gone over the edge, the tug couldn't safely lift the aircraft out via the towbar.
Or a combination of the two.
Either way, I'd be as interested as everyone else to know how the A320 was finally extricated. My money would be on being pulled by the MLGs.