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As a result of miscom between a ground controller, and a flight crew, a corporate jet taxied past assigned taxiway, and proceeded toward an active runway. Controller intervened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : new |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : wdg |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 297028 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landed new runway 36L. After clearing runway, we told the ground controller that we wanted to go to 'GA.' we meant to go the GA ramp area but the controller thought we were going to an FBO called 'similar name.' that was in a different part of the airport. Ground said to use 'G' taxiway, and in the confusion, we passed it up. Ground controller then said that we did not follow his instructions. We were looking for the taxiway in the wrong direction. Ground told us to hold short of runway 27, then taxi left on 'F' taxiway and expedite. There was not a taxiway 'F,' the controller was obviously referring to 'D' taxiway, and we used taxiway 'D'. We taxied with no further problem. We should have been more specific with what we meant by 'GA,' and the controller should have used the correct taxiway designation in its instructions. It was very confusing, and the ground controller should have been more patient, since he was confused, also. Bad day for all.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AS A RESULT OF MISCOM BTWN A GND CTLR, AND A FLC, A CORPORATE JET TAXIED PAST ASSIGNED TXWY, AND PROCEEDED TOWARD AN ACTIVE RWY. CTLR INTERVENED.
Narrative: LANDED NEW RWY 36L. AFTER CLRING RWY, WE TOLD THE GND CTLR THAT WE WANTED TO GO TO 'GA.' WE MEANT TO GO THE GA RAMP AREA BUT THE CTLR THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO AN FBO CALLED 'SIMILAR NAME.' THAT WAS IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE ARPT. GND SAID TO USE 'G' TXWY, AND IN THE CONFUSION, WE PASSED IT UP. GND CTLR THEN SAID THAT WE DID NOT FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTIONS. WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE TXWY IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. GND TOLD US TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27, THEN TAXI L ON 'F' TXWY AND EXPEDITE. THERE WAS NOT A TXWY 'F,' THE CTLR WAS OBVIOUSLY REFERRING TO 'D' TXWY, AND WE USED TXWY 'D'. WE TAXIED WITH NO FURTHER PROB. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SPECIFIC WITH WHAT WE MEANT BY 'GA,' AND THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE USED THE CORRECT TXWY DESIGNATION IN ITS INSTRUCTIONS. IT WAS VERY CONFUSING, AND THE GND CTLR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PATIENT, SINCE HE WAS CONFUSED, ALSO. BAD DAY FOR ALL.
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.