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A B737-300 flight crew experiences a potential ground conflict. PIC exits runway and continues a taxi operation north on the parallel taxiway M, cutting off a taxiing B727 cargo flight northbound on the parallel taxiway at den, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den.tower tracon : o90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| 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 : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 488250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing at den, runway 35L, we exited at high speed taxiway M6. As captain, I was taxiing and noticed a B727 holding on the parallel taxiway (taxiway M), to my left and facing north, with its taxi light off. We transmitted twice on 121.85 (ground) for instructions with no response. We switched back to tower who then told us to contact ground on 121.85. This time ground answered and started yelling, 'did you see that B727 you cut off?' at this point, I transmitted that we had called twice, no reply, and that the B727 appeared to be holding position. Exiting the runway with no instructions, and seeing the stopped B727 to my left, I turned right onto northbound taxiway M and continued to attempt to call ATC. Possible blocked xmissions caused us not to hear ATC or them not to hear us. Other pilots must make decisions based on a dynamic situation. ATC yelling does not help and is unprofessional and unfair as pilots cannot respond. We always lose in a verbal battle with ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC EXPERIENCES A POTENTIAL GND CONFLICT. PIC EXITS RWY AND CONTINUES A TAXI OP N ON THE PARALLEL TXWY M, CUTTING OFF A TAXIING B727 CARGO FLT NBOUND ON THE PARALLEL TXWY AT DEN, CO.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT DEN, RWY 35L, WE EXITED AT HIGH SPD TXWY M6. AS CAPT, I WAS TAXIING AND NOTICED A B727 HOLDING ON THE PARALLEL TXWY (TXWY M), TO MY L AND FACING N, WITH ITS TAXI LIGHT OFF. WE XMITTED TWICE ON 121.85 (GND) FOR INSTRUCTIONS WITH NO RESPONSE. WE SWITCHED BACK TO TWR WHO THEN TOLD US TO CONTACT GND ON 121.85. THIS TIME GND ANSWERED AND STARTED YELLING, 'DID YOU SEE THAT B727 YOU CUT OFF?' AT THIS POINT, I XMITTED THAT WE HAD CALLED TWICE, NO REPLY, AND THAT THE B727 APPEARED TO BE HOLDING POS. EXITING THE RWY WITH NO INSTRUCTIONS, AND SEEING THE STOPPED B727 TO MY L, I TURNED R ONTO NBOUND TXWY M AND CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO CALL ATC. POSSIBLE BLOCKED XMISSIONS CAUSED US NOT TO HEAR ATC OR THEM NOT TO HEAR US. OTHER PLTS MUST MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON A DYNAMIC SIT. ATC YELLING DOES NOT HELP AND IS UNPROFESSIONAL AND UNFAIR AS PLTS CANNOT RESPOND. WE ALWAYS LOSE IN A VERBAL BATTLE WITH ATC.
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.