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Air carrier medium large transport flight crew fails to give right of way to small aircraft, as directed by ground controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179752 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : svmi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 179752 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After exiting runway 34R turning southbound on parallel taxiway. Ground said to give way to 'twin' and proceed to gate. At the same time, just ahead of us, coming out of the area we were to go into, was another medium large transport coming out. Both captain and first officer thought that controller was referring to this aircraft, to the point the first officer said, 'so they're calling us twins now.' as the medium large transport cleared the alleyway between the north satellite and C concourse, we proceeded in. As I made the turn, I noticed an small aircraft in my 8 O'clock position. I cut him off because I misunderstood what the controller meant by 'twin.' I should have questioned the term 'twin' as the medium large transport is called 'twin jet.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG FLT CREW FAILS TO GIVE RIGHT OF WAY TO SMA, AS DIRECTED BY GND CTLR.
Narrative: AFTER EXITING RWY 34R TURNING SBND ON PARALLEL TXWY. GND SAID TO GIVE WAY TO 'TWIN' AND PROCEED TO GATE. AT THE SAME TIME, JUST AHEAD OF US, COMING OUT OF THE AREA WE WERE TO GO INTO, WAS ANOTHER MLG COMING OUT. BOTH CAPT AND F/O THOUGHT THAT CTLR WAS REFERRING TO THIS ACFT, TO THE POINT THE F/O SAID, 'SO THEY'RE CALLING US TWINS NOW.' AS THE MLG CLRED THE ALLEYWAY BTWN THE N SATELLITE AND C CONCOURSE, WE PROCEEDED IN. AS I MADE THE TURN, I NOTICED AN SMA IN MY 8 O'CLOCK POS. I CUT HIM OFF BECAUSE I MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT THE CTLR MEANT BY 'TWIN.' I SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED THE TERM 'TWIN' AS THE MLG IS CALLED 'TWIN JET.'
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.