Large transport takes wrong taxiway, causes delay for outbound aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	262955
Time
Date	199402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	262955
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at las and contact with ground control, was told to taxi to the gate via taxiway A4 ramp to the gate. As we were approaching the ramp area, ground control changed our clearance to A4 hotel to the gate, so as to allow another air carrier (B-737) to taxi outbound. The captain seemed to be taxiing a little too fast and missed the A4 taxiway, so he just continued via the ramp to the gate. As we passed in front of the awaiting outbound aircraft (which was not moving), ground control restated our taxi instructions and informed us that we were on the wrong taxiway. Also, the other pilot made a comment to ground control about our position. Before I could pick up the microphone and respond to ground control, we had already taxied in front of the outbound aircraft. We apologized for the error and continued to the gate. Not much else was said on the radio. I feel this could have been a dangerous situation if the other aircraft was moving and did not see us as he continued to taxi outbound. Luckily, he remained stopped until after we had passed. I feel this situation could have been avoided if the captain was not so anxious to get to the gate and taxied a little slower to allow for any change in taxi instructions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT TAKES WRONG TXWY, CAUSES DELAY FOR OUTBOUND ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT LAS AND CONTACT WITH GND CTL, WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO THE GATE VIA TXWY A4 RAMP TO THE GATE. AS WE WERE APCHING THE RAMP AREA, GND CTL CHANGED OUR CLRNC TO A4 HOTEL TO THE GATE, SO AS TO ALLOW ANOTHER ACR (B-737) TO TAXI OUTBOUND. THE CAPT SEEMED TO BE TAXIING A LITTLE TOO FAST AND MISSED THE A4 TXWY, SO HE JUST CONTINUED VIA THE RAMP TO THE GATE. AS WE PASSED IN FRONT OF THE AWAITING OUTBOUND ACFT (WHICH WAS NOT MOVING), GND CTL RESTATED OUR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMED US THAT WE WERE ON THE WRONG TXWY. ALSO, THE OTHER PLT MADE A COMMENT TO GND CTL ABOUT OUR POS. BEFORE I COULD PICK UP THE MIKE AND RESPOND TO GND CTL, WE HAD ALREADY TAXIED IN FRONT OF THE OUTBOUND ACFT. WE APOLOGIZED FOR THE ERROR AND CONTINUED TO THE GATE. NOT MUCH ELSE WAS SAID ON THE RADIO. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SIT IF THE OTHER ACFT WAS MOVING AND DID NOT SEE US AS HE CONTINUED TO TAXI OUTBOUND. LUCKILY, HE REMAINED STOPPED UNTIL AFTER WE HAD PASSED. I FEEL THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE CAPT WAS NOT SO ANXIOUS TO GET TO THE GATE AND TAXIED A LITTLE SLOWER TO ALLOW FOR ANY CHANGE IN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS.

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.