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Report of unsafe operations on non movement area between towed aircraft and taxiing aircraft during low visibility conditions. Reporter states no communication or advisory of aircraft under tow on the terminal ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365200 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Experience | controller radar : 8 flight time total : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 365200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Numerous aircraft requesting taxi from terminal, terminal not visible from tower. Terminal ramp although having a taxi lane (T) is a non movement area. Numerous times aircraft are towed on terminal ramp without any radio communication or advisory. During limited visibility aircraft are taxied using position reports but is unsafe when ground controller is unaware of aircraft in tow. There is also not enough room to maneuver around the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPT OF UNSAFE OPS ON NON MOVEMENT AREA BTWN TOWED ACFT AND TAXIING ACFT DURING LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. RPTR STATES NO COM OR ADVISORY OF ACFT UNDER TOW ON THE TERMINAL RAMP.
Narrative: NUMEROUS ACFT REQUESTING TAXI FROM TERMINAL, TERMINAL NOT VISIBLE FROM TWR. TERMINAL RAMP ALTHOUGH HAVING A TAXI LANE (T) IS A NON MOVEMENT AREA. NUMEROUS TIMES ACFT ARE TOWED ON TERMINAL RAMP WITHOUT ANY RADIO COM OR ADVISORY. DURING LIMITED VISIBILITY ACFT ARE TAXIED USING POS RPTS BUT IS UNSAFE WHEN GND CTLR IS UNAWARE OF ACFT IN TOW. THERE IS ALSO NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO MANEUVER AROUND THE ACFT.
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.