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GA pilot reported a ground conflict while the local controller was working both tower and ground frequencies.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1685871 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BGR.Airport |
| State Reference | ME |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 51 Flight Crew Total 1431 Flight Crew Type 283 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After landing runway 33; I exited on taxiway K. Tower did not hand me off to ground; so I called tower for taxi instructions. After no reply from tower; I switched to ground and requested taxi instructions. After no reply from ground; I switched back to tower; and tower instructed me to 'taxi to the GA ramp via a; B.' I proceeded along taxiway a and turned off my beacon/strobes (single switch) to avoid blinding effect. My nav/position lights and taxi lights (nose and wing tips) were all illuminated.I did not see aircraft Y until starting my turn onto taxiway B. From the angle; it appeared aircraft Y had been taxiing in parallel to (or nearly parallel to) my direction of travel on taxiway a. At no time did I hear taxi instructions issued to aircraft Y.because tower provided my taxi instructions; I was not listening to ground. When talking to the tower controller after the event; I mentioned that he appeared to be working multiple frequencies. He verified that he was; and that both aircraft received taxi instructions on different frequencies (me on tower; aircraft Y on ground).there was no damage to either aircraft. We both stopped short of contact between the two aircraft. Once aircraft Y cleared bravo to continue taxi to runway 33 via a; I completed my turn onto taxiway B and parked in the GA tie-down area. During this final stretch; tower asked me to call him via landline; at which time I answered his questions for his safety report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported a ground conflict while the Local Controller was working both Tower and Ground frequencies.
Narrative: After landing Runway 33; I exited on Taxiway K. Tower did not hand me off to Ground; so I called Tower for taxi instructions. After no reply from Tower; I switched to Ground and requested taxi instructions. After no reply from Ground; I switched back to Tower; and Tower instructed me to 'Taxi to the GA ramp via A; B.' I proceeded along Taxiway A and turned off my beacon/strobes (single switch) to avoid blinding effect. My nav/position lights and taxi lights (nose and wing tips) were all illuminated.I did not see Aircraft Y until starting my turn onto Taxiway B. From the angle; it appeared Aircraft Y had been taxiing in parallel to (or nearly parallel to) my direction of travel on Taxiway A. At no time did I hear taxi instructions issued to Aircraft Y.Because Tower provided my taxi instructions; I was not listening to Ground. When talking to the Tower controller after the event; I mentioned that he appeared to be working multiple frequencies. He verified that he was; and that both aircraft received taxi instructions on different frequencies (me on Tower; Aircraft Y on Ground).There was no damage to either aircraft. We both stopped short of contact between the two aircraft. Once Aircraft Y cleared Bravo to continue taxi to Runway 33 via A; I completed my turn onto Taxiway B and parked in the GA tie-down area. During this final stretch; Tower asked me to call him via landline; at which time I answered his questions for his safety report.
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.