2 B757 aircraft nearly collide after landing at lga.

Attributes
ACN	499480
Time
Date	200101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 31
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 31 other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	499480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 118 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : lga.tower
Airport	design : lga.airport

Narrative:

Taxiway safety. Lga was landing on runway 31, departing on runway 4. After landing on runway 31 and clearing at taxiway south, we stopped short of taxiway B due to aircraft blocking the taxiway. We were asked by ground control if we could turn left and taxi east on taxiway B. I said yes and began the turn. As I came out of the turn, a B757 was clearing runway 31 on the high speed taxiway T. We were essentially nose-to-nose, and he was not slowing down enough to make me believe he could stop prior to hitting me. I accelerated rapidly down taxiway B, and I estimate that we missed by approximately the length of a B757. This was a very dangerous situation that was really caused by the fact that landing aircraft at lga have nowhere to go after clearing the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 B757 ACFT NEARLY COLLIDE AFTER LNDG AT LGA.

Narrative: TXWY SAFETY. LGA WAS LNDG ON RWY 31, DEPARTING ON RWY 4. AFTER LNDG ON RWY 31 AND CLRING AT TXWY S, WE STOPPED SHORT OF TXWY B DUE TO ACFT BLOCKING THE TXWY. WE WERE ASKED BY GND CTL IF WE COULD TURN L AND TAXI E ON TXWY B. I SAID YES AND BEGAN THE TURN. AS I CAME OUT OF THE TURN, A B757 WAS CLRING RWY 31 ON THE HIGH SPD TXWY T. WE WERE ESSENTIALLY NOSE-TO-NOSE, AND HE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BELIEVE HE COULD STOP PRIOR TO HITTING ME. I ACCELERATED RAPIDLY DOWN TXWY B, AND I ESTIMATE THAT WE MISSED BY APPROX THE LENGTH OF A B757. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SIT THAT WAS REALLY CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT LNDG ACFT AT LGA HAVE NOWHERE TO GO AFTER CLRING THE RWY.

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.