Near ground collision between 2 air carrier aircraft on a foggy night operation. Taxiing traffic.

Attributes
ACN	229468
Time
Date	199212
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	229468
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to cross 9L by atl tower at sierra -- we were switching to ground when other air carrier medium large transport came into view. He was taxiing at a rapid rate (about 60 KTS) no lights -- short stop made -- we questioned ground -- was foggy -- they couldn't see. He was behind us on approach. Turned off past us and met us at sierra. Use of taxi lights could have prevented this. Also, our aircraft doesn't have taxi light installed yet, so taxi lights for both should have prevented incident. Also, reasonable taxi speed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEAR GND COLLISION BTWN 2 ACR ACFT ON A FOGGY NIGHT OP. TAXIING TFC.

Narrative: CLRED TO CROSS 9L BY ATL TWR AT SIERRA -- WE WERE SWITCHING TO GND WHEN OTHER ACR MLG CAME INTO VIEW. HE WAS TAXIING AT A RAPID RATE (ABOUT 60 KTS) NO LIGHTS -- SHORT STOP MADE -- WE QUESTIONED GND -- WAS FOGGY -- THEY COULDN'T SEE. HE WAS BEHIND US ON APCH. TURNED OFF PAST US AND MET US AT SIERRA. USE OF TAXI LIGHTS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. ALSO, OUR ACFT DOESN'T HAVE TAXI LIGHT INSTALLED YET, SO TAXI LIGHTS FOR BOTH SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED INCIDENT. ALSO, REASONABLE TAXI SPD.

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.