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An air carrier MD80 flight crew was taxiing to its gate and thought that they were to remain on tower frequency, but after another air carrier had to stop to avoid them they realized that they were supposed to be on ground control frequency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400949 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 400949 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 400950 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxi-in from runway 28R, instructions to cross runway 28L. Thought he said taxi in remain this frequency. Apparently we were to contact sfo ground. Another air carrier's aircraft on inner taxiway required to stop so that we could continue to the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC WAS TAXIING TO ITS GATE AND THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE TO REMAIN ON TWR FREQ, BUT AFTER ANOTHER ACR HAD TO STOP TO AVOID THEM THEY REALIZED THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ON GND CTL FREQ.
Narrative: TAXI-IN FROM RWY 28R, INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS RWY 28L. THOUGHT HE SAID TAXI IN REMAIN THIS FREQ. APPARENTLY WE WERE TO CONTACT SFO GND. ANOTHER ACR'S ACFT ON INNER TXWY REQUIRED TO STOP SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE TO THE RAMP.
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.