An A300 cargo flight has to make an emergency stop to keep from hitting an outbound metropolitan III cargo flight that suddenly turned onto taxiway left during a night operation at den, co.

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Attributes
ACN	536720
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2250
ASRS Report	536720
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	536934
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing at den, taxied south on taxiway M. Contacted ramp control and we were cleared via sc to the ramp. As we turned right from taxiway M to sc, a metroliner turned left from sa onto taxiway left, right in front of us. The captain performed an emergency stop to keep from hitting the metroliner. Both aircraft had taxi and navigation lights on. We asked ramp control who the metroliner was that just cut in front of us and ramp control responded that he wasn't talking to him, that maybe was talking to ground. Supplemental information from acn 536934: ramp control said that the metroliner was no longer on his frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 CARGO FLT HAS TO MAKE AN EMER STOP TO KEEP FROM HITTING AN OUTBOUND METRO III CARGO FLT THAT SUDDENLY TURNED ONTO TXWY L DURING A NIGHT OP AT DEN, CO.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT DEN, TAXIED S ON TXWY M. CONTACTED RAMP CTL AND WE WERE CLRED VIA SC TO THE RAMP. AS WE TURNED R FROM TXWY M TO SC, A METROLINER TURNED L FROM SA ONTO TXWY L, RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. THE CAPT PERFORMED AN EMER STOP TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE METROLINER. BOTH ACFT HAD TAXI AND NAV LIGHTS ON. WE ASKED RAMP CTL WHO THE METROLINER WAS THAT JUST CUT IN FRONT OF US AND RAMP CTL RESPONDED THAT HE WASN'T TALKING TO HIM, THAT MAYBE WAS TALKING TO GND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 536934: RAMP CTL SAID THAT THE METROLINER WAS NO LONGER ON HIS FREQ.

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.