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After landing and turning off the runway, an air carrier complained about another aircraft taxiing in front of him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 114969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| ASRS Report | 114969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I am an air traffic controller who was working ground control. Air carrier X landed runway 13L, and was turning off the runway at taxiway east. As is the usual procedure, the aircraft was instructed by local controller to taxi 'right on the outer and contact ground.' at the same time, air carrier Y was taxiing on the outer taxiway, in the vicinity of 'east,' and in the same direction as the arrival was heading. Visibility was very restr, and the airport surface was not visible from the tower, requiring the use of asde to observe surface traffic. Initially, I did not anticipate the arrival turning off at 'east' (if I had, I would have instructed the taxiing air carrier Y to give way at 'east'). As the arrival turned off the runway, I observed air carrier Y on the asde appear to taxi past the intersection, in what appeared to me to be ahead of air carrier X. Air carrier X complained that the reduced visibility made it difficult to see what they saw as a potential taxiing collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG AND TURNING OFF THE RWY, AN ACR COMPLAINED ABOUT ANOTHER ACFT TAXIING IN FRONT OF HIM.
Narrative: I AM AN AIR TFC CTLR WHO WAS WORKING GND CTL. ACR X LANDED RWY 13L, AND WAS TURNING OFF THE RWY AT TXWY E. AS IS THE USUAL PROC, THE ACFT WAS INSTRUCTED BY LCL CTLR TO TAXI 'RIGHT ON THE OUTER AND CONTACT GND.' AT THE SAME TIME, ACR Y WAS TAXIING ON THE OUTER TXWY, IN THE VICINITY OF 'E,' AND IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE ARR WAS HDG. VISIBILITY WAS VERY RESTR, AND THE ARPT SURFACE WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE TWR, REQUIRING THE USE OF ASDE TO OBSERVE SURFACE TFC. INITIALLY, I DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE ARR TURNING OFF AT 'E' (IF I HAD, I WOULD HAVE INSTRUCTED THE TAXIING ACR Y TO GIVE WAY AT 'E'). AS THE ARR TURNED OFF THE RWY, I OBSERVED ACR Y ON THE ASDE APPEAR TO TAXI PAST THE INTXN, IN WHAT APPEARED TO ME TO BE AHEAD OF ACR X. ACR X COMPLAINED THAT THE REDUCED VISIBILITY MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHAT THEY SAW AS A POTENTIAL TAXIING COLLISION.
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.