 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Air carrier flight crew alleges poor signage for reason for missing gate turn-in. ATCT ground controller stated this is a frequent occurrence for that gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 390160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On taxiing to our gate, I stayed on taxiway M too long and overshot turn to our gate. I was going to turn around and go back, but ground controller talked me into going on to the end of taxiway M and approaching our gate from the east. ATCT ground control said this happens all the time. I believe better signs would eliminate this problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLC ALLEGES POOR SIGNAGE FOR REASON FOR MISSING GATE TURN-IN. ATCT GND CTLR STATED THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE FOR THAT GATE.
Narrative: ON TAXIING TO OUR GATE, I STAYED ON TXWY M TOO LONG AND OVERSHOT TURN TO OUR GATE. I WAS GOING TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK, BUT GND CTLR TALKED ME INTO GOING ON TO THE END OF TXWY M AND APCHING OUR GATE FROM THE E. ATCT GND CTL SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I BELIEVE BETTER SIGNS WOULD ELIMINATE THIS PROB.
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.