Narrative:

After landing on runway 35 at mco, tower requested minimum time on runway due to one departure and one arrival on final. We cleared the runway at H-7 and called ground control. We were cleared to taxi to the ramp. Departure traffic was taxiing south on taxiway G so we turned north on taxiway H to proceed to H-3 to enter the ramp. We accomplished the after landing checklist while taxiing and approaching H-5 and about to cross it, I spotted an air carrier Y MD88 exiting the runway onto H-5 at a good rate of speed and it appeared as though he didn't see us and would not stop. I applied maximum brake and reverse and stopped with the nose of my aircraft just shy of H-5. By this time air carrier Y spotted us and also applied maximum brake, stopping with his nose just shy of taxiway H. He remarked to ground 'where did SA227 come from?' I held position and told him 'go ahead, air carrier Y' so he could fully clear the runway, I then proceeded to my gate via taxiway H and H-3. Fortunately, aircraft to aircraft contact was avoided by quick reaction. Contributing factors: 1) we were off ground frequency and could not monitor approach and landing activity on tower frequency, 2) first officer accomplishing checklist was distracted from observation to right and behind our aircraft, and the MD88 came into my view. Through first officer's right window at the last min, only quick reaction enabled us to stop, and 3) hotel-5 high speed taxiway from runway 35 is an apparent blind spot from orlando's control tower. Supplemental information from acn 353341: a contributing factor was the lack of more suitable night illumination of all smaller aircraft (ie, tail white flood lights) makes our SA227 hard to see from the rear, ie, SA227 incident at lax.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR SA227 TAXIING TO THE RAMP HAD A CLOSE CALL WITH AN ACR MD88 CLRING THE RWY ON A HIGH SPD TXWY. SA227 LIGHTING WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 35 AT MCO, TWR REQUESTED MINIMUM TIME ON RWY DUE TO ONE DEP AND ONE ARR ON FINAL. WE CLRED THE RWY AT H-7 AND CALLED GND CTL. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. DEP TFC WAS TAXIING S ON TXWY G SO WE TURNED N ON TXWY H TO PROCEED TO H-3 TO ENTER THE RAMP. WE ACCOMPLISHED THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST WHILE TAXIING AND APCHING H-5 AND ABOUT TO CROSS IT, I SPOTTED AN ACR Y MD88 EXITING THE RWY ONTO H-5 AT A GOOD RATE OF SPD AND IT APPEARED AS THOUGH HE DIDN'T SEE US AND WOULD NOT STOP. I APPLIED MAX BRAKE AND REVERSE AND STOPPED WITH THE NOSE OF MY ACFT JUST SHY OF H-5. BY THIS TIME ACR Y SPOTTED US AND ALSO APPLIED MAX BRAKE, STOPPING WITH HIS NOSE JUST SHY OF TXWY H. HE REMARKED TO GND 'WHERE DID SA227 COME FROM?' I HELD POS AND TOLD HIM 'GO AHEAD, ACR Y' SO HE COULD FULLY CLR THE RWY, I THEN PROCEEDED TO MY GATE VIA TXWY H AND H-3. FORTUNATELY, ACFT TO ACFT CONTACT WAS AVOIDED BY QUICK REACTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WE WERE OFF GND FREQ AND COULD NOT MONITOR APCH AND LNDG ACTIVITY ON TWR FREQ, 2) FO ACCOMPLISHING CHKLIST WAS DISTRACTED FROM OBSERVATION TO R AND BEHIND OUR ACFT, AND THE MD88 CAME INTO MY VIEW. THROUGH FO'S R WINDOW AT THE LAST MIN, ONLY QUICK REACTION ENABLED US TO STOP, AND 3) HOTEL-5 HIGH SPD TXWY FROM RWY 35 IS AN APPARENT BLIND SPOT FROM ORLANDO'S CTL TWR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 353341: A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF MORE SUITABLE NIGHT ILLUMINATION OF ALL SMALLER ACFT (IE, TAIL WHITE FLOOD LIGHTS) MAKES OUR SA227 HARD TO SEE FROM THE REAR, IE, SA227 INCIDENT AT LAX.

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.