<< >> NASA ASRS Report 508720, April 2001

B767-200 flight crew exit lax onto wrong taxiway and come nose-to-nose with a towed aircraft. B767 taxies in to a ramp area to repos for correct taxi route to gate.

Attributes
ACN	508720
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	508720
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at lax, told to hold short of taxiway E12. We complied, but did not provide enough room for a B747-400 under tow (opposite direction) to enter E12 (I thought he was entering E11). Now nose-to-nose, we had to enter another air carrier's hangar ramp at E12, turn around to hold until the B747 was clear (non controled). We then called ground before leaving ramp, then cleared to gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 FLT CREW EXIT LAX ONTO WRONG TXWY AND COME NOSE-TO-NOSE WITH A TOWED ACFT. B767 TAXIES IN TO A RAMP AREA TO REPOS FOR CORRECT TAXI RTE TO GATE.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT LAX, TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY E12. WE COMPLIED, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ROOM FOR A B747-400 UNDER TOW (OPPOSITE DIRECTION) TO ENTER E12 (I THOUGHT HE WAS ENTERING E11). NOW NOSE-TO-NOSE, WE HAD TO ENTER ANOTHER ACR'S HANGAR RAMP AT E12, TURN AROUND TO HOLD UNTIL THE B747 WAS CLR (NON CTLED). WE THEN CALLED GND BEFORE LEAVING RAMP, THEN CLRED TO GATE.

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.