Air carrier X had less than standard separation from aircraft Y. System error.

Attributes
ACN	178937
Time
Date	199105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	178937
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	179137
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Air carrier X was given instructions from the ground controller to 'taxi to 11L' from our ramp area, noting the controller at the time was in a hurry issuing instructions to other aircraft. The instructions 'taxi to 11L' included crossing an intersection runway as we taxied parallel to the active runway. Approaching the intersecting runway I called 'clear left', and then waited to hear 'clear right' from the first officer. He responded, aircraft Y short final. I immediately applied the brakes bringing the aircraft to a stop just past the hold short line for 4-22 the intersecting runway. The first officer queried the controller as to our instructions to taxi across the runway, the controller responded that we were cleared to cross and then complimented crew on 'having a good eye'. After conflicting aircraft landed as instructed, we proceeded to cross the intersecting runway as instructed. Supplemental information from acn 179137: just prior to crossing runway 4-22 the captain looked left and called 'clear left'. I looked to the right and saw an aircraft turning a very tight short final for runway 22 and I called 'stop, there is an aircraft on short final'! The captain immediately applied the brakes and stopped, but we were already just over the hold short lines. I asked the controller if we were meant to hold short and 'what was the deal here'. Controller sounded a little confused and said 'that's ok, just hold short there'. 'The landing aircraft was a last minute change to that runway, sorry'. 'Thank you for having a good eye sir'. He then told us to cross the runway and continue the taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD LTSS FROM ACFT Y. SYS ERROR.

Narrative: ACR X WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE GND CTLR TO 'TAXI TO 11L' FROM OUR RAMP AREA, NOTING THE CTLR AT THE TIME WAS IN A HURRY ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS TO OTHER ACFT. THE INSTRUCTIONS 'TAXI TO 11L' INCLUDED XING AN INTXN RWY AS WE TAXIED PARALLEL TO THE ACTIVE RWY. APCHING THE INTERSECTING RWY I CALLED 'CLEAR L', AND THEN WAITED TO HEAR 'CLEAR R' FROM THE FO. HE RESPONDED, ACFT Y SHORT FINAL. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES BRINGING THE ACFT TO A STOP JUST PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR 4-22 THE INTERSECTING RWY. THE FO QUERIED THE CTLR AS TO OUR INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI ACROSS THE RWY, THE CTLR RESPONDED THAT WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS AND THEN COMPLIMENTED CREW ON 'HAVING A GOOD EYE'. AFTER CONFLICTING ACFT LANDED AS INSTRUCTED, WE PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTING RWY AS INSTRUCTED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 179137: JUST PRIOR TO XING RWY 4-22 THE CAPT LOOKED L AND CALLED 'CLEAR L'. I LOOKED TO THE R AND SAW AN ACFT TURNING A VERY TIGHT SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 22 AND I CALLED 'STOP, THERE IS AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL'! THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED, BUT WE WERE ALREADY JUST OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINES. I ASKED THE CTLR IF WE WERE MEANT TO HOLD SHORT AND 'WHAT WAS THE DEAL HERE'. CTLR SOUNDED A LITTLE CONFUSED AND SAID 'THAT'S OK, JUST HOLD SHORT THERE'. 'THE LNDG ACFT WAS A LAST MINUTE CHANGE TO THAT RWY, SORRY'. 'THANK YOU FOR HAVING A GOOD EYE SIR'. HE THEN TOLD US TO CROSS THE RWY AND CONTINUE THE TAXI.

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.