Medium large transport cleared for taxi almost hit by light transport.

Attributes
ACN	257745
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12200 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	257745
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We had just received a taxi clearance to '11L remote deice, join the outer behind the medium large transport out of gate a.' I looked right, down the outer taxiway, and as far as I could see it was clear. (We were joining at a shallow angle and I couldn't see all the way to the end of the outer.) I then began my flow pattern and the next thing I know (maybe 20 seconds later) I look up and see and hear an light transport right next to us on our right, moving down the outer taxiway at 40 KTS. I called, stop! The captain did and the light transport missed us by perhaps as little as 15 ft. I asked ground if we had been supposed to follow him and ground said 'no, he was supposed to follow you.' he later told ground that he didn't think he had been told to give way to us. Given the fact that the outer was clear when I checked it and when he passed us, he was halfway up to rotation speed, it seems to me that he was deliberately trying to cut us off. If so, it was the ht of recklessness. If not, it was an amazingly oblivious action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CLRED FOR TAXI ALMOST HIT BY LTT.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST RECEIVED A TAXI CLRNC TO '11L REMOTE DEICE, JOIN THE OUTER BEHIND THE MLG OUT OF GATE A.' I LOOKED R, DOWN THE OUTER TXWY, AND AS FAR AS I COULD SEE IT WAS CLR. (WE WERE JOINING AT A SHALLOW ANGLE AND I COULDN'T SEE ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE OUTER.) I THEN BEGAN MY FLOW PATTERN AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW (MAYBE 20 SECONDS LATER) I LOOK UP AND SEE AND HEAR AN LTT RIGHT NEXT TO US ON OUR R, MOVING DOWN THE OUTER TXWY AT 40 KTS. I CALLED, STOP! THE CAPT DID AND THE LTT MISSED US BY PERHAPS AS LITTLE AS 15 FT. I ASKED GND IF WE HAD BEEN SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW HIM AND GND SAID 'NO, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW YOU.' HE LATER TOLD GND THAT HE DIDN'T THINK HE HAD BEEN TOLD TO GIVE WAY TO US. GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE OUTER WAS CLR WHEN I CHKED IT AND WHEN HE PASSED US, HE WAS HALFWAY UP TO ROTATION SPD, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT HE WAS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO CUT US OFF. IF SO, IT WAS THE HT OF RECKLESSNESS. IF NOT, IT WAS AN AMAZINGLY OBLIVIOUS ACTION.

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.