<< >> NASA ASRS Report 506520, April 2001

E120 crew was told to give way to an aircraft taxiing in a ramp area. He gave way to the wrong aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	506520
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	506520
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Taxiing out of ramp area contacted ground control for taxi clearance. Ground instructed to taxi via taxiway M to runway 27R give way to aircraft into ramp (the one we were exiting). I saw an aircraft that I thought was our traffic that was halfway in the ramp. I taxied onto the taxiway and was instructed that I didn't give way to the traffic assigned. I did not notice the traffic far down the taxiway at night and vision being blocked by the aircraft I thought we were assigned give way to. There was no danger of an incursion. We were issued a new taxi clearance and continued the taxi without incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E120 CREW WAS TOLD TO GIVE WAY TO AN ACFT TAXIING IN A RAMP AREA. HE GAVE WAY TO THE WRONG ACFT.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT OF RAMP AREA CONTACTED GND CTL FOR TAXI CLRNC. GND INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA TXWY M TO RWY 27R GIVE WAY TO ACFT INTO RAMP (THE ONE WE WERE EXITING). I SAW AN ACFT THAT I THOUGHT WAS OUR TFC THAT WAS HALFWAY IN THE RAMP. I TAXIED ONTO THE TXWY AND WAS INSTRUCTED THAT I DIDN'T GIVE WAY TO THE TFC ASSIGNED. I DID NOT NOTICE THE TFC FAR DOWN THE TXWY AT NIGHT AND VISION BEING BLOCKED BY THE ACFT I THOUGHT WE WERE ASSIGNED GIVE WAY TO. THERE WAS NO DANGER OF AN INCURSION. WE WERE ISSUED A NEW TAXI CLRNC AND CONTINUED THE TAXI WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.