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B737 captain reported making an abrupt stop to avoid a ground collision with another B737 while taxiing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1724043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FLL.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| 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) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 117 Flight Crew Type 9800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
After landing at night in fll in VMC conditions on runway 28L; we cleared the runway at J5 and then we contacted ground control. We were issued taxi instructions to the ramp for terminal via taxiway J; Q; south and B. The first officer (first officer) read back the instructions to the controller and I repeated back the instructions to the first officer. While on taxiway south; we encountered a fast moving B737 traveling east on taxiway C; approaching south. Both of us stopped abruptly; avoiding an accident. Upon questioning ATC; we discovered neither ourselves; nor [the other aircraft] were in error. ATC had issued taxi instructions to both of us; not indicating either of us to hold short for the other. The event ended safely without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported making an abrupt stop to avoid a ground collision with another B737 while taxiing.
Narrative: After landing at night in FLL in VMC conditions on Runway 28L; we cleared the runway at J5 and then we contacted ground control. We were issued taxi instructions to the ramp for Terminal via taxiway J; Q; S and B. The FO (First Officer) read back the instructions to the Controller and I repeated back the instructions to the FO. While on taxiway S; we encountered a fast moving B737 traveling east on taxiway C; approaching S. Both of us stopped abruptly; avoiding an accident. Upon questioning ATC; we discovered neither ourselves; nor [the other aircraft] were in error. ATC had issued taxi instructions to both of us; not indicating either of us to hold short for the other. The event ended safely without incident.
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.