Narrative:

After clearing runway 33 we, light transport Y, held our position until able to contact ground control for taxi clearance to the ramp. The controller was exceptionally busy and this took almost 5 mins, but eventually we were cleared to the ramp. As we taxied in, an light transport Y, who had cleared to the end of 36, literally came sailing by us at a high speed. As our taxiway dumped into his for the route to the ramp, we gave way. He didn't slow at all. After we got behind him, he came to a complete stop. Only then did he call for a clearance to taxi to the GA ramp. (He was now on the terminal ramp.) the ground controller was at first wondering why we were stopped, not realizing that the light transport Y was even there. However he took it all in stride and cleared us both to the ramp. This light transport Y next left the yellow lines to weave around airliners lining up to depart. The only way to prevent this type of situation, when the controller is so busy just trying to make radio calls, is to implement a monitoring system much like mdw's. The departing aircraft wait until ground calls them for taxi. The ground controller is advised by clearance delivery of the aircraft waiting to taxi out. This allows the ground controller to more closely follow aircraft movements and make/receive pertinent transmission vs sorting out 5-6 people all trying to call for taxi during peak periods.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT TAXIING TO GATE ON GND CTL FREQ HAS CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER TAXIING LTT WHO WAS APPARENTLY NOT TALKING TO ANYONE.

Narrative: AFTER CLRING RWY 33 WE, LTT Y, HELD OUR POS UNTIL ABLE TO CONTACT GND CTL FOR TAXI CLRNC TO THE RAMP. THE CTLR WAS EXCEPTIONALLY BUSY AND THIS TOOK ALMOST 5 MINS, BUT EVENTUALLY WE WERE CLRED TO THE RAMP. AS WE TAXIED IN, AN LTT Y, WHO HAD CLRED TO THE END OF 36, LITERALLY CAME SAILING BY US AT A HIGH SPD. AS OUR TXWY DUMPED INTO HIS FOR THE RTE TO THE RAMP, WE GAVE WAY. HE DIDN'T SLOW AT ALL. AFTER WE GOT BEHIND HIM, HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONLY THEN DID HE CALL FOR A CLRNC TO TAXI TO THE GA RAMP. (HE WAS NOW ON THE TERMINAL RAMP.) THE GND CTLR WAS AT FIRST WONDERING WHY WE WERE STOPPED, NOT REALIZING THAT THE LTT Y WAS EVEN THERE. HOWEVER HE TOOK IT ALL IN STRIDE AND CLRED US BOTH TO THE RAMP. THIS LTT Y NEXT LEFT THE YELLOW LINES TO WEAVE AROUND AIRLINERS LINING UP TO DEPART. THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, WHEN THE CTLR IS SO BUSY JUST TRYING TO MAKE RADIO CALLS, IS TO IMPLEMENT A MONITORING SYS MUCH LIKE MDW'S. THE DEPARTING ACFT WAIT UNTIL GND CALLS THEM FOR TAXI. THE GND CTLR IS ADVISED BY CLRNC DELIVERY OF THE ACFT WAITING TO TAXI OUT. THIS ALLOWS THE GND CTLR TO MORE CLOSELY FOLLOW ACFT MOVEMENTS AND MAKE/RECEIVE PERTINENT XMISSION VS SORTING OUT 5-6 PEOPLE ALL TRYING TO CALL FOR TAXI DURING PEAK PERIODS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.