Ground incident with 2 aircraft as taxiing traffic going to the same runway assignment.

Attributes
ACN	252102
Time
Date	199309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	252102
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were air carrier flight from fll to mco. Ground control cleared us to taxi from terminal 1 to runway 9L without restrictions. We taxied via alpha taxiway. Immediately after crossing runway 13/31, I saw an small aircraft 'Y' on a collision course on taxiway D. I immediately applied the brakes at which time the pilot of the small aircraft must have seen us and applied his brakes. Neither he nor I was informed of the other. If not for the vigilance of either PIC this non-event could have been an accident. A possible cause of this near incident was a ground controller change. More vigilance is needed by ground controllers in fll. This could have been the second ground accident at fll involving our airline alone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND INCIDENT WITH 2 ACFT AS TAXIING TFC GOING TO THE SAME RWY ASSIGNMENT.

Narrative: WE WERE ACR FLT FROM FLL TO MCO. GND CTL CLRED US TO TAXI FROM TERMINAL 1 TO RWY 9L WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. WE TAXIED VIA ALPHA TXWY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER XING RWY 13/31, I SAW AN SMA 'Y' ON A COLLISION COURSE ON TXWY D. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME THE PLT OF THE SMA MUST HAVE SEEN US AND APPLIED HIS BRAKES. NEITHER HE NOR I WAS INFORMED OF THE OTHER. IF NOT FOR THE VIGILANCE OF EITHER PIC THIS NON-EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS NEAR INCIDENT WAS A GND CTLR CHANGE. MORE VIGILANCE IS NEEDED BY GND CTLRS IN FLL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE SECOND GND ACCIDENT AT FLL INVOLVING OUR AIRLINE ALONE.

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.