<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1410887, October 2016

PA32 pilot reported difficulty to comply with a clearance to avoid an opposite direction air carrier jet while taxiing at bos.

Attributes
ACN	1410887
Time
Date	201610
Place
Locale Reference	BOS.Airport
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 5500 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe

Narrative:

After dropping off my passenger at logan airport; I was taxiing out of the GA ramp to runway 9 via taxiway B. About halfway to runway 9 it became apparent there was also an air carrier taxiing the other way on taxiway B. At some point ground had instructed me to turn onto taxiway a but it was very difficult to determine exactly where taxiway a was and where to turn off onto it. Once I figured it out; I did make the turn onto taxiway a in front of the air carrier aircraft. I was completely in control of my aircraft and in no was in any danger of colliding with the air carrier aircraft. After making the turn I taxied to runway 9 and the air carrier continued on their way. Ground control never mentioned there was a problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 pilot reported difficulty to comply with a clearance to avoid an opposite direction air carrier jet while taxiing at BOS.

Narrative: After dropping off my passenger at Logan Airport; I was taxiing out of the GA ramp to RWY 9 via Taxiway B. About halfway to RWY 9 it became apparent there was also an air carrier taxiing the other way on taxiway B. At some point ground had instructed me to turn onto taxiway A but it was very difficult to determine exactly where taxiway A was and where to turn off onto it. Once I figured it out; I did make the turn onto taxiway A in front of the air carrier aircraft. I was completely in control of my aircraft and in no was in any danger of colliding with the air carrier aircraft. After making the turn I taxied to RWY 9 and the air carrier continued on their way. Ground control never mentioned there was a problem.

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.