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Someone accused the reporter of taxiing his aircraft in the vicinity of a boeing 747 in a careless and reckless manner.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 285261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 285261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On arrival to las I was taxiing to the assigned gate and a B747 was pushed back along the small numbered gates, eg, 8, 7, and 6. We were assigned gate. Upon approaching the side of the B747 it was quite obvious that our little B737 could fit or taxi between the fence on the east side and stay well clear of the B747 during its push-back and start sequence. I confirmed this with my first officer and he concurred. After arrival at the gate and a crew change, my first officer met me upstairs away from the jetway and said that a man had approached the captain that was taking over the sequence and said that 'we barely missed the 747 and it was a careless and reckless maneuver.' this information reached me third-hand as I was not there to answer to or respond to this observation. No incident or event of any kind took place. All was a normal operation from start to finish. Knowing the mo of the FAA and the accessibility of 1-800 lines combined with the arrogance of pilots in general, I felt a NASA report was justified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SOMEONE ACCUSED THE RPTR OF TAXIING HIS ACFT IN THE VICINITY OF A BOEING 747 IN A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANNER.
Narrative: ON ARR TO LAS I WAS TAXIING TO THE ASSIGNED GATE AND A B747 WAS PUSHED BACK ALONG THE SMALL NUMBERED GATES, EG, 8, 7, AND 6. WE WERE ASSIGNED GATE. UPON APCHING THE SIDE OF THE B747 IT WAS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT OUR LITTLE B737 COULD FIT OR TAXI BTWN THE FENCE ON THE E SIDE AND STAY WELL CLR OF THE B747 DURING ITS PUSH-BACK AND START SEQUENCE. I CONFIRMED THIS WITH MY FO AND HE CONCURRED. AFTER ARR AT THE GATE AND A CREW CHANGE, MY FO MET ME UPSTAIRS AWAY FROM THE JETWAY AND SAID THAT A MAN HAD APCHED THE CAPT THAT WAS TAKING OVER THE SEQUENCE AND SAID THAT 'WE BARELY MISSED THE 747 AND IT WAS A CARELESS AND RECKLESS MANEUVER.' THIS INFO REACHED ME THIRD-HAND AS I WAS NOT THERE TO ANSWER TO OR RESPOND TO THIS OBSERVATION. NO INCIDENT OR EVENT OF ANY KIND TOOK PLACE. ALL WAS A NORMAL OP FROM START TO FINISH. KNOWING THE MO OF THE FAA AND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF 1-800 LINES COMBINED WITH THE ARROGANCE OF PLTS IN GENERAL, I FELT A NASA RPT WAS JUSTIFIED.
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.