C414 encounters taxi conflict with a C421 due to faulty ATC radio at lit.

Attributes
ACN	417560
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lit airport : lit
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3842
ASRS Report	417560
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility

Narrative:

I had just completed a flight and landed at adams field in little rock, ar. I left the active runway and picked up ground control who advised me to taxi to the ramp. Runway 18/36, the runway to cross, was under construction. After receiving clearance to taxi to the ramp, I heard no other transmission on the radio. I crossed the runway and observed another aircraft taxiing on the taxiway on the other side of the inactive runway. He called ground control and stated 'I will just wait for this aircraft.' I heard nothing from ground control. Just prior to this incident, ground had me give them a '5 count' to check his radio. I did so and heard him loud and clear. He thanked me and stated, 'one of our radios was out.' there was nothing close or anything near being dangerous, but I feel that the controller was still trying to use his bad radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 ENCOUNTERS TAXI CONFLICT WITH A C421 DUE TO FAULTY ATC RADIO AT LIT.

Narrative: I HAD JUST COMPLETED A FLT AND LANDED AT ADAMS FIELD IN LITTLE ROCK, AR. I LEFT THE ACTIVE RWY AND PICKED UP GND CTL WHO ADVISED ME TO TAXI TO THE RAMP. RWY 18/36, THE RWY TO CROSS, WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC TO TAXI TO THE RAMP, I HEARD NO OTHER XMISSION ON THE RADIO. I CROSSED THE RWY AND OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT TAXIING ON THE TXWY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INACTIVE RWY. HE CALLED GND CTL AND STATED 'I WILL JUST WAIT FOR THIS ACFT.' I HEARD NOTHING FROM GND CTL. JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, GND HAD ME GIVE THEM A '5 COUNT' TO CHK HIS RADIO. I DID SO AND HEARD HIM LOUD AND CLR. HE THANKED ME AND STATED, 'ONE OF OUR RADIOS WAS OUT.' THERE WAS NOTHING CLOSE OR ANYTHING NEAR BEING DANGEROUS, BUT I FEEL THAT THE CTLR WAS STILL TRYING TO USE HIS BAD RADIO.

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.