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Air carrier captain reported having to stop abruptly while taxiing at sna to avoid hitting a corporate jet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1396963 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SNA.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 179 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 25 Vertical 0 |
Narrative:
Conditions were light rain and slightly restricted visibility at dusk. After pushback from gate at sna; ground control cleared us to 'taxi alpha; left on juliet; back-taxi on runway 20L; left on lima; hold short of runway 20R.' the first officer correctly read back the clearance; and I verbally repeated the clearance via the intercom. I believe we both had a good shared mental model of our taxi route. As I turned onto juliet I reached up and turned on all exterior lights and turned to look out the left window; and immediately saw a [corporate jet] taxiing down taxiway charlie. I immediately applied the brakes and simultaneously ATC made a transmission '(company); stop.' we came within 25' of the aircraft's wing. The other aircraft did not appear to slow down. After a short silence; ground control transmitted; 'sorry about that (company); continue your taxi.' we proceeded to the runway without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported having to stop abruptly while taxiing at SNA to avoid hitting a corporate jet.
Narrative: Conditions were light rain and slightly restricted visibility at dusk. After pushback from Gate at SNA; Ground Control cleared us to 'taxi Alpha; left on Juliet; back-taxi on Runway 20L; left on Lima; hold short of Runway 20R.' The First Officer correctly read back the clearance; and I verbally repeated the clearance via the intercom. I believe we both had a good shared mental model of our taxi route. As I turned onto Juliet I reached up and turned on all exterior lights and turned to look out the left window; and immediately saw a [corporate jet] taxiing down Taxiway Charlie. I immediately applied the brakes and simultaneously ATC made a transmission '(COMPANY); STOP.' We came within 25' of the aircraft's wing. The other aircraft did not appear to slow down. After a short silence; Ground Control transmitted; 'Sorry about that (Company); continue your taxi.' We proceeded to the runway without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.