Corporate jet stops while taxiing onto FBO ramp, reporter pulls out and passes.

Attributes
ACN	128999
Time
Date	198911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 135
ASRS Report	128999
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Instructed to land runway 29 and to take the high speed taxi to the left and to hold short. Holding short at hotel and then to proceed and hold short on uniform of 29. An air carrier heavy transport Y landed and had cleared followed by a corporate medium large transport Z. I was told to cross 29 and follow the medium large transport Z to the ramp. The medium large transport Z exiting 29 seemed very apprehensive and taxied clear onto the northeast side of uniform. I taxied behind the medium large transport Z but noticed that I was gaining ground on the medium large transport Z and would have to stop to avoid his jet blast. The medium large transport Z came to a full stop. I was still moving and there was an estimated 300' clearance. The medium large transport Z proceeded up the ramp to the intersection where it is marked by dotted or broken hash marks to ramp area. Ground had instructed me to follow the medium large transport Z to the ramp and I had confirmed. The medium large transport Z had stopped or appeared to stop when I had turned left onto a poorly lit and poorly marked island area. Noticing the medium large transport Z stopped I proceeded into the FBO ramp area around the medium large transport Z to its left to a parking spot near the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORPORATE JET STOPS WHILE TAXIING ONTO FBO RAMP, REPORTER PULLS OUT AND PASSES.

Narrative: INSTRUCTED TO LAND RWY 29 AND TO TAKE THE HIGH SPEED TAXI TO THE LEFT AND TO HOLD SHORT. HOLDING SHORT AT HOTEL AND THEN TO PROCEED AND HOLD SHORT ON UNIFORM OF 29. AN ACR HVT Y LANDED AND HAD CLRED FOLLOWED BY A CORPORATE MLG Z. I WAS TOLD TO CROSS 29 AND FOLLOW THE MLG Z TO THE RAMP. THE MLG Z EXITING 29 SEEMED VERY APPREHENSIVE AND TAXIED CLEAR ONTO THE NE SIDE OF UNIFORM. I TAXIED BEHIND THE MLG Z BUT NOTICED THAT I WAS GAINING GND ON THE MLG Z AND WOULD HAVE TO STOP TO AVOID HIS JET BLAST. THE MLG Z CAME TO A FULL STOP. I WAS STILL MOVING AND THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 300' CLRNC. THE MLG Z PROCEEDED UP THE RAMP TO THE INTXN WHERE IT IS MARKED BY DOTTED OR BROKEN HASH MARKS TO RAMP AREA. GND HAD INSTRUCTED ME TO FOLLOW THE MLG Z TO THE RAMP AND I HAD CONFIRMED. THE MLG Z HAD STOPPED OR APPEARED TO STOP WHEN I HAD TURNED LEFT ONTO A POORLY LIT AND POORLY MARKED ISLAND AREA. NOTICING THE MLG Z STOPPED I PROCEEDED INTO THE FBO RAMP AREA AROUND THE MLG Z TO ITS LEFT TO A PARKING SPOT NEAR THE GATE.

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.