High speed taxi of air carriers.

Attributes
ACN	115386
Time
Date	198906
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	115386
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I believe that the high speed/taxi/ground operations by 2 western based carriers creates a potential hazard at phoenix. These carriers taxi at excessive speeds routinely and exit the runways on high speed txwys at very high speeds entering the txwys under a pretty good head of steam. I wonder if these operators 1) properly clear the taxiway visually prior to entering it for other traffic, and 2) have the ability to stop if encountering other taxiing traffic. The reasons for high speed ground operations may be many in nature but I assume that among them are 1) management emphasis and pilot cooperation in 'on-line' production as a top priority and, in another case, payment based on flight segments/mileage rather than 'block time'. I believe the situation in phoenix should be remedied immediately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HIGH SPEED TAXI OF AIR CARRIERS.

Narrative: I BELIEVE THAT THE HIGH SPEED/TAXI/GND OPERATIONS BY 2 WESTERN BASED CARRIERS CREATES A POTENTIAL HAZARD AT PHOENIX. THESE CARRIERS TAXI AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS ROUTINELY AND EXIT THE RWYS ON HIGH SPEED TXWYS AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS ENTERING THE TXWYS UNDER A PRETTY GOOD HEAD OF STEAM. I WONDER IF THESE OPERATORS 1) PROPERLY CLEAR THE TXWY VISUALLY PRIOR TO ENTERING IT FOR OTHER TFC, AND 2) HAVE THE ABILITY TO STOP IF ENCOUNTERING OTHER TAXIING TFC. THE REASONS FOR HIGH SPEED GND OPERATIONS MAY BE MANY IN NATURE BUT I ASSUME THAT AMONG THEM ARE 1) MGMNT EMPHASIS AND PLT COOPERATION IN 'ON-LINE' PRODUCTION AS A TOP PRIORITY AND, IN ANOTHER CASE, PAYMENT BASED ON FLT SEGMENTS/MILEAGE RATHER THAN 'BLOCK TIME'. I BELIEVE THE SITUATION IN PHOENIX SHOULD BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY.

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.