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Captain of large transport air carrier aircraft had to stop suddenly for an small aircraft aircraft stopping in front of him on the taxiway after the tower reminded the pilot of the small aircraft that he should have held for the large transport aircraft. Unauthorized taxi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 237463 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 237463 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 40 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Small aircraft aircraft was given instructions to hold to let us pass in front. We were converging, and he was slowing down as he was supposed to. But then he decides not to hold short of our taxiway and darts out in front of us, with really no problem to us. But then ground says something to him, and he recognizes what he did wrong -- and stops. When we came to a stop behind him, he was just a few yards in front of us. A few different variables and this could have turned out differently.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF LGT ACR ACFT HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY FOR AN SMA ACFT STOPPING IN FRONT OF HIM ON THE TXWY AFTER THE TWR REMINDED THE PLT OF THE SMA THAT HE SHOULD HAVE HELD FOR THE LGT ACFT. UNAUTH TAXI.
Narrative: SMA ACFT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD TO LET US PASS IN FRONT. WE WERE CONVERGING, AND HE WAS SLOWING DOWN AS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO. BUT THEN HE DECIDES NOT TO HOLD SHORT OF OUR TXWY AND DARTS OUT IN FRONT OF US, WITH REALLY NO PROB TO US. BUT THEN GND SAYS SOMETHING TO HIM, AND HE RECOGNIZES WHAT HE DID WRONG -- AND STOPS. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP BEHIND HIM, HE WAS JUST A FEW YARDS IN FRONT OF US. A FEW DIFFERENT VARIABLES AND THIS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY.
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.