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Flight crew of small transport slow changing to ground controller inadvertently taxied without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fat |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 108826 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 29R, we were cleared to taxi across runway 29L. We crossed and were in a slow turn off of runway 29L when I noticed that my first officer had not contacted ground and just started the after landing checklist. I flipped the 'a-B' switch to 'a,' on which ground control was on, and ground control told us that we had just taxied in front of a single engine airplane. We told ground that we were sorry, and did not see him. I feel that many factors led to that point: 1) most of all was pilot fatigue, not just the night before (12 hour layover of which 6 hours of good rest was received due to the need of food, showering, etc), but this had also been my fifth day of flying on the last leg. 2) my first officer's attitude of, 'well, you are the PIC, so it's your problem and responsibility.' it seems to be an ongoing feeling that the first officer in the last few yrs seems to not understand that it is a crew effort and a common responsibility. 3) the common use of the tower frequency being used as ground, tower and departure at slow times throughout the day and night. Tends to lead to confusion at times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF SMT SLOW CHANGING TO GND CTLR INADVERTENTLY TAXIED WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 29R, WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 29L. WE CROSSED AND WERE IN A SLOW TURN OFF OF RWY 29L WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY F/O HAD NOT CONTACTED GND AND JUST STARTED THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST. I FLIPPED THE 'A-B' SWITCH TO 'A,' ON WHICH GND CTL WAS ON, AND GND CTL TOLD US THAT WE HAD JUST TAXIED IN FRONT OF A SINGLE ENG AIRPLANE. WE TOLD GND THAT WE WERE SORRY, AND DID NOT SEE HIM. I FEEL THAT MANY FACTORS LED TO THAT POINT: 1) MOST OF ALL WAS PLT FATIGUE, NOT JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE (12 HR LAYOVER OF WHICH 6 HRS OF GOOD REST WAS RECEIVED DUE TO THE NEED OF FOOD, SHOWERING, ETC), BUT THIS HAD ALSO BEEN MY FIFTH DAY OF FLYING ON THE LAST LEG. 2) MY F/O'S ATTITUDE OF, 'WELL, YOU ARE THE PIC, SO IT'S YOUR PROB AND RESPONSIBILITY.' IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING FEELING THAT THE F/O IN THE LAST FEW YRS SEEMS TO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A CREW EFFORT AND A COMMON RESPONSIBILITY. 3) THE COMMON USE OF THE TWR FREQ BEING USED AS GND, TWR AND DEP AT SLOW TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT. TENDS TO LEAD TO CONFUSION AT TIMES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.