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Captain of medium large transport departing gate taxied slowly without clearance. Advised by ground controller to hold position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 173199 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
After pushback, I began calling for taxi. I made 3 calls before we received a, 'stand by.' by this time, the captain began to taxi slowly. There was a lot of confusion on the radio. The captain came on the radio and said, 'XXX, taxiway alpha at gate X, taxi.' the controller responded, 'roger, hold your position.' we immediately stopped. The controller asked, 'who is the medium large transport on taxiway alpha?' we responded, 'XXX.' he responded, 'hold your position,' and repeated, 'who is the medium large transport on taxiway alpha?' we thought it was us, but did not responded because we were confused. During all the confusion I had not noticed we were in a no movement area. After 2 more calls from ground and no response, we again told him that medium large transport was on taxiway alpha from gate Y. We were cleared to taxi. Better taxi signs would have helped in this case.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF MLG DEPARTING GATE TAXIED SLOWLY WITHOUT CLRNC. ADVISED BY GND CTLR TO HOLD POSITION.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK, I BEGAN CALLING FOR TAXI. I MADE 3 CALLS BEFORE WE RECEIVED A, 'STAND BY.' BY THIS TIME, THE CAPT BEGAN TO TAXI SLOWLY. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION ON THE RADIO. THE CAPT CAME ON THE RADIO AND SAID, 'XXX, TXWY ALPHA AT GATE X, TAXI.' THE CTLR RESPONDED, 'ROGER, HOLD YOUR POS.' WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. THE CTLR ASKED, 'WHO IS THE MLG ON TXWY ALPHA?' WE RESPONDED, 'XXX.' HE RESPONDED, 'HOLD YOUR POS,' AND REPEATED, 'WHO IS THE MLG ON TXWY ALPHA?' WE THOUGHT IT WAS US, BUT DID NOT RESPONDED BECAUSE WE WERE CONFUSED. DURING ALL THE CONFUSION I HAD NOT NOTICED WE WERE IN A NO MOVEMENT AREA. AFTER 2 MORE CALLS FROM GND AND NO RESPONSE, WE AGAIN TOLD HIM THAT MLG WAS ON TXWY ALPHA FROM GATE Y. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI. BETTER TAXI SIGNS WOULD HAVE HELPED IN THIS CASE.
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.