A taxiing DC9 narrowly avoids a taxiing B757 on the taxiway he was assigned to turn onto at dtw, mi.

Attributes
ACN	476370
Time
Date	200006
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	476370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 75 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

After landing dtw runway 21R exited at Y-9 and was cleared to taxi on taxiway Y and hold short of K-12. As I approached K-10 only, the ground controller, in a somewhat urgent voice, called and said to turn at next intersection to join taxiway K. I started a slow turn at K-10 and out of the corner of my eye I saw a fast moving B757 on taxiway K just about to pass K-10. I applied the brakes, stopped and missed the B757. As I was applying the brakes and stopping, the ground controller added to the clearance 'go behind the B757.' this clearance was after the fact since I was already stopping. My next clearance was to proceed on taxiway K to the gate. After parking I called the tower and talked to a supervisor and was told that the B757 was being controled on 132.72 and I was on 121.8 and there had been some controller coordination problem. Note: no injuries or damage from the stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TAXIING DC9 NARROWLY AVOIDS A TAXIING B757 ON THE TXWY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO TURN ONTO AT DTW, MI.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG DTW RWY 21R EXITED AT Y-9 AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI ON TXWY Y AND HOLD SHORT OF K-12. AS I APCHED K-10 ONLY, THE GND CTLR, IN A SOMEWHAT URGENT VOICE, CALLED AND SAID TO TURN AT NEXT INTXN TO JOIN TXWY K. I STARTED A SLOW TURN AT K-10 AND OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW A FAST MOVING B757 ON TXWY K JUST ABOUT TO PASS K-10. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, STOPPED AND MISSED THE B757. AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING, THE GND CTLR ADDED TO THE CLRNC 'GO BEHIND THE B757.' THIS CLRNC WAS AFTER THE FACT SINCE I WAS ALREADY STOPPING. MY NEXT CLRNC WAS TO PROCEED ON TXWY K TO THE GATE. AFTER PARKING I CALLED THE TWR AND TALKED TO A SUPVR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE B757 WAS BEING CTLED ON 132.72 AND I WAS ON 121.8 AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME CTLR COORD PROB. NOTE: NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE FROM THE STOP.

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.