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An air carrier medium large transport flight crew were cleared to their gate based on their information to the tower controller that the way to the gate was clear. After they started to taxi another air carrier rapidly taxied into their path and they had to hold.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| 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 | 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 4300 |
| ASRS Report | 386610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 387011 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Routine approach and landing. No instructions were given regarding exit from runway prior to or during landing roll. I was beginning turn into taxiway J to go to the gate when tower said something like, 'make a left turnoff, taxiway a is backed up.' since I was already partially off runway and there was nothing blocking access to ramp, I said, 'I have a clear shot to ramp.' tower cleared us in to ramp. As I was starting to move aircraft, I observed another air carrier aircraft moving west on taxiway a at a fairly high taxi speed. He was not about to stop, so I did. A few seconds later, as I was proceeding in to ramp, tower said, 'I thought you said you had a clear shot.' I said I did at the time I said it, but that other air carrier wasn't stopping when he came into view, so I did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG FLC WERE CLRED TO THEIR GATE BASED ON THEIR INFO TO THE TWR CTLR THAT THE WAY TO THE GATE WAS CLR. AFTER THEY STARTED TO TAXI ANOTHER ACR RAPIDLY TAXIED INTO THEIR PATH AND THEY HAD TO HOLD.
Narrative: ROUTINE APCH AND LNDG. NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN REGARDING EXIT FROM RWY PRIOR TO OR DURING LNDG ROLL. I WAS BEGINNING TURN INTO TXWY J TO GO TO THE GATE WHEN TWR SAID SOMETHING LIKE, 'MAKE A L TURNOFF, TXWY A IS BACKED UP.' SINCE I WAS ALREADY PARTIALLY OFF RWY AND THERE WAS NOTHING BLOCKING ACCESS TO RAMP, I SAID, 'I HAVE A CLR SHOT TO RAMP.' TWR CLRED US IN TO RAMP. AS I WAS STARTING TO MOVE ACFT, I OBSERVED ANOTHER ACR ACFT MOVING W ON TXWY A AT A FAIRLY HIGH TAXI SPD. HE WAS NOT ABOUT TO STOP, SO I DID. A FEW SECONDS LATER, AS I WAS PROCEEDING IN TO RAMP, TWR SAID, 'I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HAD A CLR SHOT.' I SAID I DID AT THE TIME I SAID IT, BUT THAT OTHER ACR WASN'T STOPPING WHEN HE CAME INTO VIEW, SO I DID.
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.