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The reporter had to make a sharp turn and accelerate and angle toward the taxiway centerline to avoid what might have been a collision with a fast taxiing commuter aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 296005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | British Aerospace 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 141 flight time total : 18395 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 296005 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After pushback from gate X at ord, we wre holding short of taxiway a at A-21 facing east. Ground control told us to wait for 3 planes to pass then make a right turn on taxiway a, expect further instructions later. After 3 closely spaced light twin commuter airline's planes passed, there was a gap of about 1/4 mi to another plane which was sbound on taxiway a prior to the dogleg after the bridge. I started onto taxiway a and realized that the other plane was taxiing extremely fast. I had to make my turn sharper, accelerate, and angle toward the taxiway centerline to avoid what might have been a ground collision. The other aircraft (air carrier commuter bac jet) made a sarcastic comment to ground about the incident as if he had the right-of-way. It is not uncommon to see the commuter types taxiing around congested ramps at high speed. I predict an accident unless they are forced to slow to safe speeds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR HAD TO MAKE A SHARP TURN AND ACCELERATE AND ANGLE TOWARD THE TXWY CTRLINE TO AVOID WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A COLLISION WITH A FAST TAXIING COMMUTER ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE X AT ORD, WE WRE HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY A AT A-21 FACING E. GND CTL TOLD US TO WAIT FOR 3 PLANES TO PASS THEN MAKE A R TURN ON TXWY A, EXPECT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS LATER. AFTER 3 CLOSELY SPACED LIGHT TWIN COMMUTER AIRLINE'S PLANES PASSED, THERE WAS A GAP OF ABOUT 1/4 MI TO ANOTHER PLANE WHICH WAS SBOUND ON TXWY A PRIOR TO THE DOGLEG AFTER THE BRIDGE. I STARTED ONTO TXWY A AND REALIZED THAT THE OTHER PLANE WAS TAXIING EXTREMELY FAST. I HAD TO MAKE MY TURN SHARPER, ACCELERATE, AND ANGLE TOWARD THE TXWY CTRLINE TO AVOID WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GND COLLISION. THE OTHER ACFT (ACR COMMUTER BAC JET) MADE A SARCASTIC COMMENT TO GND ABOUT THE INCIDENT AS IF HE HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE THE COMMUTER TYPES TAXIING AROUND CONGESTED RAMPS AT HIGH SPD. I PREDICT AN ACCIDENT UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TO SLOW TO SAFE SPDS.
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.