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Flight crew of a B737-400 during taxi in swerved to avoid collision with a beech 1900 commuter taxiing out on an intersecting taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434753 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 434753 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 27, we were instructed to hold short of runway 22R (on taxiway south). Cleared by tower to cross runway 22R (traffic holding for takeoff), take txwys east and a to gate, contact ground when clear. Clearing runway 22R takes you into taxiway K on the other side with your nose looking right first to insure holding aircraft was actually holding. I looked down to switch to ground control when clear. When I looked up I saw company commuter aircraft with taxi light off (to avoid blinding us) coming around on taxiway K and pointed and alerted captain. We swerved to right to avoid striking beechcraft commuter. Called tower when in gate and controller admitted operational error (ground assumed tower would clear us after commuter cleared taxiway east). We were on different frequencys when clearance was given. Recommend holding point on taxiway K prior to K1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-400 DURING TAXI IN SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A BEECH 1900 COMMUTER TAXIING OUT ON AN INTERSECTING TXWY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 27, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22R (ON TXWY S). CLRED BY TWR TO CROSS RWY 22R (TFC HOLDING FOR TKOF), TAKE TXWYS E AND A TO GATE, CONTACT GND WHEN CLR. CLRING RWY 22R TAKES YOU INTO TXWY K ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH YOUR NOSE LOOKING R FIRST TO INSURE HOLDING ACFT WAS ACTUALLY HOLDING. I LOOKED DOWN TO SWITCH TO GND CTL WHEN CLR. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW COMPANY COMMUTER ACFT WITH TAXI LIGHT OFF (TO AVOID BLINDING US) COMING AROUND ON TXWY K AND POINTED AND ALERTED CAPT. WE SWERVED TO R TO AVOID STRIKING BEECHCRAFT COMMUTER. CALLED TWR WHEN IN GATE AND CTLR ADMITTED OPERROR (GND ASSUMED TWR WOULD CLR US AFTER COMMUTER CLRED TXWY E). WE WERE ON DIFFERENT FREQS WHEN CLRNC WAS GIVEN. RECOMMEND HOLDING POINT ON TXWY K PRIOR TO K1.
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.