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I contacted dfw ground control and said that we were clear of runway 36R at G8 and expecting spot X; but had not had a chance to contact the ramp yet. Dfw ground replied; 'ok; just hold short of G there and let me know.' I read back; 'hold short of G and we'll let you know.' I then informed the captain; 'I'm off ATC.' the captain began his taxi eastbound on G8; through the taxiway F intersection and toward intersection G. I flipped the fq selector for #2 radio to the ramp fq on the other head. I turned the volume control for #1 radio to off; selected the transmit button for #2 radio and turned up the volume control for #2 radio. I contacted the ramp control; told him that we were on deck the west side and at G8 for the gate. (When looking at the gate area from taxiway G8; facing east; and short of taxiway F; gate is slightly to the right.) spot X is the nearest ramp spot to the right and an MD80 was parked at spot X. Spot Y is the next spot to the right.) ramp replied; 'spot Y and cleared to the gate.' I acknowledged ramp's instructions and immediately switched my radio transmit and volume controls back to radio #1 to inform ground control of our entry spot and obtain clearance to taxi. The captain was looking at the open gate in a relative position just to the right of our taxiway intersection. The captain then stated; 'cleared to the gate;' and started his taxi toward the golf intersection; prior to my talking to ground and getting our clearance to taxi. As I looked up from my radio control panel; I saw a regional jet taxiing south on taxiway G; approaching the G8 intersection. I immediately yelled; 'stop; stop; stop!' to the captain as I pointed to the nearing regional jet on taxiway G and informed him that we were told to hold short of taxiway G! He stopped the aircraft short of taxiway G as the regional jet began a fade to his left to avoid a potential taxiway encroachment. I then contacted ground and said that ramp had cleared us in to spot Y. Dfw ground then cleared us to taxi around the company on spot X and in Y. Dfw ground mentioned nothing about the regional jet and did not ask if we had encroached on him. I asked the captain if he would have seen the regional jet and stopped if I had not pointed it out and yelled to stop; and the captain said that he probably would have not have seen the rj or stopped. The captain said that he was locked on the open gate; was listening to me on ramp fq; and heard; 'cleared to the gate.' he said that he 'would never do that again.' he was supposed to be monitoring ground control and holding short of taxiway G while I was off the ground control fq getting our ramp entry information. An item of note; I had my airport diagram out and in use during this entire taxi evolution. This was a day; VFR; clear-and-a-million scenario; and we almost had a ground collision. What if it were night? What if there were wet; icy or slippery txwys? What if I kept my head down another second to consult the taxi diagram further? We all have jobs to do in the airplane. We are a team and we have to work efficiently and effectively together. There has to be a delegation of tasks and responsibilities and we have to do our jobs diligently and correctly. There is always a risk; always a threat; even in the most benign of environments. Never let your guard down and never assume that the other guy has it figured out. Stop and ask.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH RJ AFTER FAILING TO HOLD AS INSTRUCTED BY GROUND CONTROL.

Narrative: I CONTACTED DFW GND CTL AND SAID THAT WE WERE CLR OF RWY 36R AT G8 AND EXPECTING SPOT X; BUT HAD NOT HAD A CHANCE TO CONTACT THE RAMP YET. DFW GND REPLIED; 'OK; JUST HOLD SHORT OF G THERE AND LET ME KNOW.' I READ BACK; 'HOLD SHORT OF G AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.' I THEN INFORMED THE CAPT; 'I'M OFF ATC.' THE CAPT BEGAN HIS TAXI EBOUND ON G8; THROUGH THE TXWY F INTXN AND TOWARD INTXN G. I FLIPPED THE FQ SELECTOR FOR #2 RADIO TO THE RAMP FQ ON THE OTHER HEAD. I TURNED THE VOLUME CTL FOR #1 RADIO TO OFF; SELECTED THE XMIT BUTTON FOR #2 RADIO AND TURNED UP THE VOLUME CTL FOR #2 RADIO. I CONTACTED THE RAMP CTL; TOLD HIM THAT WE WERE ON DECK THE W SIDE AND AT G8 FOR THE GATE. (WHEN LOOKING AT THE GATE AREA FROM TXWY G8; FACING E; AND SHORT OF TXWY F; GATE IS SLIGHTLY TO THE R.) SPOT X IS THE NEAREST RAMP SPOT TO THE R AND AN MD80 WAS PARKED AT SPOT X. SPOT Y IS THE NEXT SPOT TO THE R.) RAMP REPLIED; 'SPOT Y AND CLRED TO THE GATE.' I ACKNOWLEDGED RAMP'S INSTRUCTIONS AND IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED MY RADIO XMIT AND VOLUME CTLS BACK TO RADIO #1 TO INFORM GND CTL OF OUR ENTRY SPOT AND OBTAIN CLRNC TO TAXI. THE CAPT WAS LOOKING AT THE OPEN GATE IN A RELATIVE POS JUST TO THE R OF OUR TXWY INTXN. THE CAPT THEN STATED; 'CLRED TO THE GATE;' AND STARTED HIS TAXI TOWARD THE GOLF INTXN; PRIOR TO MY TALKING TO GND AND GETTING OUR CLRNC TO TAXI. AS I LOOKED UP FROM MY RADIO CTL PANEL; I SAW A REGIONAL JET TAXIING S ON TXWY G; APCHING THE G8 INTXN. I IMMEDIATELY YELLED; 'STOP; STOP; STOP!' TO THE CAPT AS I POINTED TO THE NEARING REGIONAL JET ON TXWY G AND INFORMED HIM THAT WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY G! HE STOPPED THE ACFT SHORT OF TXWY G AS THE REGIONAL JET BEGAN A FADE TO HIS L TO AVOID A POTENTIAL TXWY ENCROACHMENT. I THEN CONTACTED GND AND SAID THAT RAMP HAD CLRED US IN TO SPOT Y. DFW GND THEN CLRED US TO TAXI AROUND THE COMPANY ON SPOT X AND IN Y. DFW GND MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT THE REGIONAL JET AND DID NOT ASK IF WE HAD ENCROACHED ON HIM. I ASKED THE CAPT IF HE WOULD HAVE SEEN THE REGIONAL JET AND STOPPED IF I HAD NOT POINTED IT OUT AND YELLED TO STOP; AND THE CAPT SAID THAT HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NOT HAVE SEEN THE RJ OR STOPPED. THE CAPT SAID THAT HE WAS LOCKED ON THE OPEN GATE; WAS LISTENING TO ME ON RAMP FQ; AND HEARD; 'CLRED TO THE GATE.' HE SAID THAT HE 'WOULD NEVER DO THAT AGAIN.' HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MONITORING GND CTL AND HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY G WHILE I WAS OFF THE GND CTL FQ GETTING OUR RAMP ENTRY INFO. AN ITEM OF NOTE; I HAD MY ARPT DIAGRAM OUT AND IN USE DURING THIS ENTIRE TAXI EVOLUTION. THIS WAS A DAY; VFR; CLR-AND-A-MILLION SCENARIO; AND WE ALMOST HAD A GND COLLISION. WHAT IF IT WERE NIGHT? WHAT IF THERE WERE WET; ICY OR SLIPPERY TXWYS? WHAT IF I KEPT MY HEAD DOWN ANOTHER SECOND TO CONSULT THE TAXI DIAGRAM FURTHER? WE ALL HAVE JOBS TO DO IN THE AIRPLANE. WE ARE A TEAM AND WE HAVE TO WORK EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TOGETHER. THERE HAS TO BE A DELEGATION OF TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND WE HAVE TO DO OUR JOBS DILIGENTLY AND CORRECTLY. THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK; ALWAYS A THREAT; EVEN IN THE MOST BENIGN OF ENVIRONMENTS. NEVER LET YOUR GUARD DOWN AND NEVER ASSUME THAT THE OTHER GUY HAS IT FIGURED OUT. STOP AND ASK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.