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A321 captain reported having brake aggressively to avoid a collision on a taxiway at lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1550642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
While exiting H9 high speed exit from runway 25L; per tower's instructions; I had to brake aggressively when I noticed an aircraft taxiing westbound on taxiway H; turning onto taxiway T.traffic on taxiway H was not disclosed to us; and I did not see him until I took the high speed; as directed; and noticed him approaching from my right side. Unaware of his intentions; and sensing a potential conflict; I braked aggressively to avoid a potential threat.tower should have instructed that aircraft to hold short of that intersection until we had finished exiting the high-speed; as we should have had priority. Alternatively; he should have advised us to continue on runway to next exit.in my discussion with tower supervisor; after block-in; he said he didn't interpret ball note 2 to be in conflict with what they did. He also implied that it didn't appear to have been a problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 Captain reported having brake aggressively to avoid a collision on a taxiway at LAX.
Narrative: While exiting H9 high speed exit from Runway 25L; per Tower's instructions; I had to brake aggressively when I noticed an aircraft taxiing westbound on Taxiway H; turning onto Taxiway T.Traffic on Taxiway H was not disclosed to us; and I did not see him until I took the high speed; as directed; and noticed him approaching from my right side. Unaware of his intentions; and sensing a potential conflict; I braked aggressively to avoid a potential threat.Tower should have instructed that aircraft to hold short of that intersection until we had finished exiting the high-speed; as we should have had priority. Alternatively; he should have advised us to continue on runway to next exit.In my discussion with Tower Supervisor; after block-in; he said he didn't interpret Ball Note 2 to be in conflict with what they did. He also implied that it didn't appear to have been 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.