A non near event between taxiing traffic during ramp operation ramp departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	308080
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
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 other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	308080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	307141
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ramp control cleared us to 'taxi to spot 3F via F, give way to other air carrier heavy on taxiway a. Our aircraft was on gate, pointing north with no visibility to south or west, limited to east, aircraft had to be turned 180 degrees to right for proper taxi direction and to see any traffic. While PIC made turn, I looked at airport diagram to locate taxiway a which we were not familiar with, which there were no near markings for, and which was not annotated on the airport diagram at or near our location. As the aircraft completed this turn, it was close to the crossing taxiway which turned out to be taxiway a and aligned down taxiway G vice taxiway F. It was at that time that we first saw the heavy which was still 100 yds away and moving slowly if at all. PIC applied brakes. We advised ramp we now saw the heavy and may be in its way being so close to the taxiway and that we were aligned with taxiway G. Ramp directed us to move ahead of this heavy and use taxiway G. Ramp should have been more vigilant given our 'blindness' at the gate to traffic and taxi direction. Airport diagram could be more clear as to locate of taxiway a. Don't move aircraft if not sure of conflicting traffic and direction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NON NEAR EVENT BTWN TAXIING TFC DURING RAMP OP RAMP DEP PROC.

Narrative: RAMP CTL CLRED US TO 'TAXI TO SPOT 3F VIA F, GIVE WAY TO OTHER ACR HVY ON TXWY A. OUR ACFT WAS ON GATE, POINTING N WITH NO VISIBILITY TO S OR W, LIMITED TO E, ACFT HAD TO BE TURNED 180 DEGS TO R FOR PROPER TAXI DIRECTION AND TO SEE ANY TFC. WHILE PIC MADE TURN, I LOOKED AT ARPT DIAGRAM TO LOCATE TXWY A WHICH WE WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH, WHICH THERE WERE NO NEAR MARKINGS FOR, AND WHICH WAS NOT ANNOTATED ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM AT OR NEAR OUR LOCATION. AS THE ACFT COMPLETED THIS TURN, IT WAS CLOSE TO THE XING TXWY WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE TXWY A AND ALIGNED DOWN TXWY G VICE TXWY F. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT WE FIRST SAW THE HVY WHICH WAS STILL 100 YDS AWAY AND MOVING SLOWLY IF AT ALL. PIC APPLIED BRAKES. WE ADVISED RAMP WE NOW SAW THE HVY AND MAY BE IN ITS WAY BEING SO CLOSE TO THE TXWY AND THAT WE WERE ALIGNED WITH TXWY G. RAMP DIRECTED US TO MOVE AHEAD OF THIS HVY AND USE TXWY G. RAMP SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT GIVEN OUR 'BLINDNESS' AT THE GATE TO TFC AND TAXI DIRECTION. ARPT DIAGRAM COULD BE MORE CLR AS TO LOCATE OF TXWY A. DON'T MOVE ACFT IF NOT SURE OF CONFLICTING TFC AND DIRECTION.

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.