Narrative:

On feb/fri/02, at about XA00 runway 27 in use at cvg, operations were very concentrated because of single runway operation. Air carrier X (I was PNF) landed and exited at east intersection. Tower gave no instruction after landing, so I, as first officer, contacted ramp tower and received clearance to taxi to ramp. Before taxi we noticed air carrier Y aircraft holding at taxiway D. Only after quickly trying to clear runway and taxiway did I realize ground control frequency had been skipped. I believe the crew's attempt to clear the runway and facilitate the concentrated operations (single runway, high winds, windshear potential, etc) was well intentioned. Air carrier Y aircraft was stationary (not moving) and well clear. By receiving clearance to 'taxi to gate,' I did not stop to consider that the clearance may have been issued in error. The controller probably did not have authority/authorized over entering txwys K and J. It seems that this could have led to an incident/accident in low visibility conditions. I could have eliminated potential for error by using correct frequency (tower) for clearance to depart runway before contacting gate controller.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CARJ CREW, AFTER LNDG AT CVG, CONTACTED RAMP CTL FOR ENTRY SPOT BUT NEGLECTED TO CALL GND FOR TAXI CLRNC.

Narrative: ON FEB/FRI/02, AT ABOUT XA00 RWY 27 IN USE AT CVG, OPS WERE VERY CONCENTRATED BECAUSE OF SINGLE RWY OP. ACR X (I WAS PNF) LANDED AND EXITED AT E INTXN. TWR GAVE NO INSTRUCTION AFTER LNDG, SO I, AS FO, CONTACTED RAMP TWR AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO TAXI TO RAMP. BEFORE TAXI WE NOTICED ACR Y ACFT HOLDING AT TXWY D. ONLY AFTER QUICKLY TRYING TO CLR RWY AND TXWY DID I REALIZE GND CTL FREQ HAD BEEN SKIPPED. I BELIEVE THE CREW'S ATTEMPT TO CLR THE RWY AND FACILITATE THE CONCENTRATED OPS (SINGLE RWY, HIGH WINDS, WINDSHEAR POTENTIAL, ETC) WAS WELL INTENTIONED. ACR Y ACFT WAS STATIONARY (NOT MOVING) AND WELL CLR. BY RECEIVING CLRNC TO 'TAXI TO GATE,' I DID NOT STOP TO CONSIDER THAT THE CLRNC MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN ERROR. THE CTLR PROBABLY DID NOT HAVE AUTH OVER ENTERING TXWYS K AND J. IT SEEMS THAT THIS COULD HAVE LED TO AN INCIDENT/ACCIDENT IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. I COULD HAVE ELIMINATED POTENTIAL FOR ERROR BY USING CORRECT FREQ (TWR) FOR CLRNC TO DEPART RWY BEFORE CONTACTING GATE CTLR.

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.