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Potential ground collision avoided as PIC of large transport applies brakes in aggressive manner to stop short of crossing ground traffic that was moving too fast. No advisory from tower until pilot started braking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 145522 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
After pushback from gate at ewr, ground control cleared us to taxi to runway 4L via outer delta. We were on taxiway rd, just short of the inner taxiway, when I noticed another air carrier medium large transport traveling southbound on the inner taxiway at an extremely high taxi speed. We estimated to be 50-60 mph. I applied the brakes and came to an abrupt stop short of the inner taxiway. At the same time I applied the brakes, the tower told us to give way to the medium large transport. Had we not seen him, I doubt if he could have stopped. To say the least, he was operating in a reckless manner, in my estimation. The F/a's were thrown about in the cabin, but no apparent injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POTENTIAL GND COLLISION AVOIDED AS PIC OF LGT APPLIES BRAKES IN AGGRESSIVE MANNER TO STOP SHORT OF CROSSING GND TRAFFIC THAT WAS MOVING TOO FAST. NO ADVISORY FROM TWR UNTIL PLT STARTED BRAKING.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE AT EWR, GND CTL CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 4L VIA OUTER DELTA. WE WERE ON TXWY RD, JUST SHORT OF THE INNER TXWY, WHEN I NOTICED ANOTHER ACR MLG TRAVELING SBND ON THE INNER TXWY AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH TAXI SPD. WE ESTIMATED TO BE 50-60 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP SHORT OF THE INNER TXWY. AT THE SAME TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TWR TOLD US TO GIVE WAY TO THE MLG. HAD WE NOT SEEN HIM, I DOUBT IF HE COULD HAVE STOPPED. TO SAY THE LEAST, HE WAS OPERATING IN A RECKLESS MANNER, IN MY ESTIMATION. THE F/A'S WERE THROWN ABOUT IN THE CABIN, BUT NO APPARENT INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.