<< >> NASA ASRS Report 169846, February 1991

Government light transport failed to change frequency to ground control and entered a taxiway without clearance, almost hitting another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	169846
Time
Date	199102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	169846
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Head down and locked! Cleared runway after landing. I was PNF. Local control instructed us to 'cross runway 2, contact ground point 9.' I began filling out post-flight paperwork. Suddenly I heard, 'aircraft identify, contact ground!' I switched to ground as both we and a corp jet stopped short. We had cleared 2 and were entering taxiway a. I had failed to contact ground and we had incurred upon an active taxiway west/O clearance, and into the path of the bizjet. The flight is not over till the chocks are in place. I fixated on secondary duties and forgot to call ground.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GOV LTT FAILED TO CHANGE FREQ TO GND CTL AND ENTERED A TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC, ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: HEAD DOWN AND LOCKED! CLRED RWY AFTER LNDG. I WAS PNF. LCL CTL INSTRUCTED US TO 'CROSS RWY 2, CONTACT GND POINT 9.' I BEGAN FILLING OUT POST-FLT PAPERWORK. SUDDENLY I HEARD, 'ACFT IDENT, CONTACT GND!' I SWITCHED TO GND AS BOTH WE AND A CORP JET STOPPED SHORT. WE HAD CLRED 2 AND WERE ENTERING TXWY A. I HAD FAILED TO CONTACT GND AND WE HAD INCURRED UPON AN ACTIVE TXWY W/O CLRNC, AND INTO THE PATH OF THE BIZJET. THE FLT IS NOT OVER TILL THE CHOCKS ARE IN PLACE. I FIXATED ON SECONDARY DUTIES AND FORGOT TO CALL GND.

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.