Taxi clearance ambiguity causes taxi problem.

Attributes
ACN	294950
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	294950
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While holding on taxiway F clear of runway 22R, I was told '3 to give way taxi alpha -- kilo 2 to the ramp'. I began to proceed, I stopped about 5 ft later because 3 aircraft were coming swbound on kilo taxiway. He saw me, and we all stopped. There was about 150 ft between me and the saab. The controller noticed us all stopped, and said to me, 'I told you to give way to 3 on kilo and then taxi.' he then told me to proceed, and thanked saab for giving way. I guess we had a miscom.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI CLRNC AMBIGUITY CAUSES TAXI PROB.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING ON TXWY F CLR OF RWY 22R, I WAS TOLD '3 TO GIVE WAY TAXI ALPHA -- KILO 2 TO THE RAMP'. I BEGAN TO PROCEED, I STOPPED ABOUT 5 FT LATER BECAUSE 3 ACFT WERE COMING SWBOUND ON KILO TXWY. HE SAW ME, AND WE ALL STOPPED. THERE WAS ABOUT 150 FT BTWN ME AND THE SAAB. THE CTLR NOTICED US ALL STOPPED, AND SAID TO ME, 'I TOLD YOU TO GIVE WAY TO 3 ON KILO AND THEN TAXI.' HE THEN TOLD ME TO PROCEED, AND THANKED SAAB FOR GIVING WAY. I GUESS WE HAD A MISCOM.

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.