Erj-175 flight crew reported a taxiway incursion that resulted from a taxi clearance misunderstandin...

Attributes
ACN	1424150
Time
Date	201702
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	DCA.Airport
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi on taxiway K-K1 to J in dca with instructions to give way to a crj. After the crj passed by we continued on K1 towards J. We had the morning sun directly in our eyes with the side sunshade and visor down and in place. The next thing we heard was [callsign] stop. Apparently dc ground had asked us to give way to a second crj on north/J; a command that neither of us heard. We were at idle thrust and less than 10 kts. Immediately after hearing the command to stop we saw the crj approaching from the left and stopped. From there we continued to rw 33 and took off. It was difficult to see with the bright sun in our eyes but the bottom line is we did not hear the command to yield. Complacency? Distraction from the sun? Both? We simply need to pay more attention to the radio and the traffic around us. If ATC asked us to yield (and I'm not denying they did) we certainly did not read back the command. In this case the crj may have been going too fast and/or didn't try to slow down if they saw us coming. I'm sure most of us are guilty of sometimes expecting the other aircraft to stop and not slowing down. There was still plenty of room between the two aircraft after we both stopped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERJ-175 flight crew reported a taxiway incursion that resulted from a taxi clearance misunderstanding. The incursion led to an abrupt stop by another aircraft that resulted in a Flight Attendant injury.

Narrative: Cleared to taxi on taxiway K-K1 to J in DCA with instructions to give way to a CRJ. After the CRJ passed by we continued on K1 towards J. We had the morning sun directly in our eyes with the side sunshade and Visor down and in place. The next thing we heard was [callsign] STOP. Apparently DC Ground had asked us to give way to a second CRJ on N/J; a command that neither of us heard. We were at idle thrust and less than 10 kts. Immediately after hearing the command to STOP we saw the CRJ approaching from the left and stopped. From there we continued to RW 33 and took off. It was difficult to see with the bright sun in our eyes but the bottom line is we did not hear the command to yield. Complacency? Distraction from the sun? Both? We simply need to pay more attention to the radio and the traffic around us. If ATC asked us to yield (and I'm not denying they did) we certainly did not read back the command. In this case the CRJ may have been going too fast and/or didn't try to slow down if they saw us coming. I'm sure most of us are guilty of sometimes expecting the other aircraft to stop and not slowing down. There was still plenty of room between the two aircraft after we both stopped.

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.

Erj-175 flight crew reported a taxiway incursion that resulted from a taxi clearance misunderstanding. The incursion led to an abrupt stop by another aircraft that resulted in a flight attendant injury.