Potential collision between 2 air carrier-large transport taxiing at very congested airport.

Attributes
ACN	129812
Time
Date	198912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	129812
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We landed at lga runway 4 and turned off at runway 13 for taxi as instructed by tower and told to contact ground. Ground was talking to other aircraft nonstop, and we couldn't get a word in. We cleared at taxiway left and I held short of inner waiting for ground contact,but I was a bit too close. We finally got ground and were told to give way to an air carrier large transport who was far away. Since I was too close to inner, I requested that I be allowed to taxi to gate in front of air carrier . Ground refused, for no good reason. Large transport missed us, but was much too close. I didn't appreciate the arrogant attitude of lga ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL COLLISION BETWEEN 2 ACR-LGT TAXIING AT VERY CONGESTED ARPT.

Narrative: WE LANDED AT LGA RWY 4 AND TURNED OFF AT RWY 13 FOR TAXI AS INSTRUCTED BY TWR AND TOLD TO CONTACT GND. GND WAS TALKING TO OTHER ACFT NONSTOP, AND WE COULDN'T GET A WORD IN. WE CLRED AT TXWY L AND I HELD SHORT OF INNER WAITING FOR GND CONTACT,BUT I WAS A BIT TOO CLOSE. WE FINALLY GOT GND AND WERE TOLD TO GIVE WAY TO AN ACR LGT WHO WAS FAR AWAY. SINCE I WAS TOO CLOSE TO INNER, I REQUESTED THAT I BE ALLOWED TO TAXI TO GATE IN FRONT OF ACR . GND REFUSED, FOR NO GOOD REASON. LGT MISSED US, BUT WAS MUCH TOO CLOSE. I DIDN'T APPRECIATE THE ARROGANT ATTITUDE OF LGA GND CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.