Reporter taxied behind aircraft pushing back to park at adjacent gate.

Attributes
ACN	295386
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	295386
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on the ground in oak taxiing to our gate. Another air carrier had pushed back from their gate partially blocking our gate. I taxied around behind the other air carrier and found the spacing to be adequate for us to continue into our gate. We had ramp personnel clearing our wings so there didn't seem to be a problem. The other air carrier's pushback crew advised them there was only 2-3 ft of wingtip clearance which was a great exaggeration. More like 15-20 ft of clearance, as we taxied by. I didn't personally have any problem, but they obviously took exception to us taxiing behind them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR TAXIED BEHIND ACFT PUSHING BACK TO PARK AT ADJACENT GATE.

Narrative: WE WERE ON THE GND IN OAK TAXIING TO OUR GATE. ANOTHER ACR HAD PUSHED BACK FROM THEIR GATE PARTIALLY BLOCKING OUR GATE. I TAXIED AROUND BEHIND THE OTHER ACR AND FOUND THE SPACING TO BE ADEQUATE FOR US TO CONTINUE INTO OUR GATE. WE HAD RAMP PERSONNEL CLRING OUR WINGS SO THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE A PROB. THE OTHER ACR'S PUSHBACK CREW ADVISED THEM THERE WAS ONLY 2-3 FT OF WINGTIP CLRNC WHICH WAS A GREAT EXAGGERATION. MORE LIKE 15-20 FT OF CLRNC, AS WE TAXIED BY. I DIDN'T PERSONALLY HAVE ANY PROB, BUT THEY OBVIOUSLY TOOK EXCEPTION TO US TAXIING BEHIND THEM.

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.