Close proximity between landing aircraft and foreign widebody transport holding on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	188120
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Experience	controller non radar : 3
ASRS Report	188120
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Foreign air carrier X landed runway 31R was instructed to exit the runway at taxiway 'B', taxi left on the inner taxiway and contact ground control. Air carrier Z, approaching B on the inner, was instructed to give way to widebody transport Z. Widebody transport X initiated contact with ground control and was again instructed to taxi via the inner and to move away from the runway. At this time cargo aircraft Y was on approximately a 2 mi final. My attention was then diverted to activity on runway 31L. Ground continued to instruct X to move away from the runway with no movement. Even though X was acknowledging the transmissions. When I turned back to runway 31R, the tail of widebody transport X was still over the edge of the runway, and aircraft Y was rolling out towards him. Y passed behind X and remarked 'we missed him.' widebody transport X finally moved. To prevent a recurrence, suggest english lessons for foreign pilots.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX BTWN LNDG ACFT AND FOREIGN WDB HOLDING ON TAXIWAY.

Narrative: FOREIGN ACR X LANDED RWY 31R WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXIT THE RWY AT TAXIWAY 'B', TAXI L ON THE INNER TAXIWAY AND CONTACT GND CTL. ACR Z, APCHING B ON THE INNER, WAS INSTRUCTED TO GIVE WAY TO WDB Z. WDB X INITIATED CONTACT WITH GND CTL AND WAS AGAIN INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA THE INNER AND TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE RWY. AT THIS TIME CARGO ACFT Y WAS ON APPROX A 2 MI FINAL. MY ATTN WAS THEN DIVERTED TO ACTIVITY ON RWY 31L. GND CONTINUED TO INSTRUCT X TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE RWY WITH NO MOVEMENT. EVEN THOUGH X WAS ACKNOWLEDGING THE TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN I TURNED BACK TO RWY 31R, THE TAIL OF WDB X WAS STILL OVER THE EDGE OF THE RWY, AND ACFT Y WAS ROLLING OUT TOWARDS HIM. Y PASSED BEHIND X AND REMARKED 'WE MISSED HIM.' WDB X FINALLY MOVED. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, SUGGEST ENGLISH LESSONS FOR FOREIGN PLTS.'

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.