Dc-10 captain experiences a near collision with a twin turboprop aircraft during taxi on the ramp. T...

Narrative:

Ramp tower cleared us to taxi to spot 13. While preparing to turn right to turn south towards spot 13; I noticed a twin prop (fokker?) taxiing right toward our intended taxi route. I executed an emergency stop with my nose over the line for that taxiway. The fokker also stopped briefly; then continued taxiing south without any call on ramp tower. The frequency was a little congested so it was about 60 seconds later when we were able to query ramp tower whether she wanted us or the twin prop to have the right of way. (There had been no mention of the other aircraft when we got our taxi instructions from ramp tower.) she stated she had cleared him for spot 14 and he was obviously confused. By this time; he was off the ramp and could not be contacted. Had I not stopped; there would have been a collision. The pilot of the other aircraft taxied to the wrong exit spot for our ramp. He was cleared to 14 and taxied to 13. Additionally; he stopped late; and then proceeded to taxi without getting on the radio to clear up right of way or to ask if he had clearance from his wingtip to our nose... It was less than 20 feet. Follow taxi instructions. When in doubt; get on the radio and ask. When clearance may be an issue; ask on the frequency - don't just plow ahead and assume it'll work out!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC-10 Captain experiences a near collision with a twin turboprop aircraft during taxi on the ramp. The other pilot stopped then continued on to the wrong spot.

Narrative: Ramp Tower cleared us to taxi to Spot 13. While preparing to turn right to turn south towards Spot 13; I noticed a twin prop (Fokker?) taxiing right toward our intended taxi route. I executed an emergency stop with my nose over the line for that taxiway. The Fokker also stopped briefly; then continued taxiing south without any call on Ramp Tower. The frequency was a little congested so it was about 60 seconds later when we were able to query Ramp Tower whether she wanted us or the twin prop to have the right of way. (There had been NO mention of the other aircraft when we got our taxi instructions from Ramp Tower.) She stated she had cleared him for Spot 14 and he was obviously confused. By this time; he was off the ramp and could not be contacted. Had I not stopped; there would have been a collision. The pilot of the other aircraft taxied to the wrong exit spot for our ramp. He was cleared to 14 and taxied to 13. Additionally; he stopped late; and then proceeded to taxi without getting on the radio to clear up right of way or to ask if he had clearance from his wingtip to our nose... it was less than 20 feet. Follow taxi instructions. When in doubt; get on the radio and ask. When clearance may be an issue; ask on the frequency - don't just plow ahead and assume it'll work out!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1171331
Time
Date	201405
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance

Dc-10 captain experiences a near collision with a twin turboprop aircraft during taxi on the ramp. The other pilot stopped then continued on to the wrong spot.