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An airbus 320 reports being assigned to a gate not identified on current airport charts resulting in taxiway congestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530869 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : czyz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 530869 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
We were assigned a non company gate for overnight parking at msp. This gate is not depicted on any of our charts. After landing on runway 30R, ATC directed us to turn left on taxiway Q to the gate. We did not know where the gate was, nor was operations answering the radio, causing the first officer to be distracted looking for alternate frequency. Taxiway Q and P are the same piece of concrete, and I only saw P taxi line and a vehicle lane. As I was looking for the gate, I only realized I was on taxiway P when ATC said to move over the right, and an rj was taxiing towards us on taxiway P. We were not in danger of colliding with the rj, but multiple distractions caused us to be closer than we should have been. I believe lack of familiarity with the airport, and that terminal area in particular led to this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 RPTS BEING ASSIGNED TO A GATE NOT IDENTIFIED ON CURRENT ARPT CHARTS RESULTING IN TXWY CONGESTION.
Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED A NON COMPANY GATE FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING AT MSP. THIS GATE IS NOT DEPICTED ON ANY OF OUR CHARTS. AFTER LNDG ON RWY 30R, ATC DIRECTED US TO TURN L ON TXWY Q TO THE GATE. WE DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE GATE WAS, NOR WAS OPS ANSWERING THE RADIO, CAUSING THE FO TO BE DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR ALTERNATE FREQUENCY. TXWY Q AND P ARE THE SAME PIECE OF CONCRETE, AND I ONLY SAW P TAXI LINE AND A VEHICLE LANE. AS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE GATE, I ONLY REALIZED I WAS ON TXWY P WHEN ATC SAID TO MOVE OVER THE R, AND AN RJ WAS TAXIING TOWARDS US ON TXWY P. WE WERE NOT IN DANGER OF COLLIDING WITH THE RJ, BUT MULTIPLE DISTRACTIONS CAUSED US TO BE CLOSER THAN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I BELIEVE LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE ARPT, AND THAT TERMINAL AREA IN PARTICULAR LED TO THIS 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.