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Large transport clearance problem due language barrier, crosses active runway. Second aircraft executes go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210106 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mex |
| State Reference | FO |
| 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 | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 210106 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 210104 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After pushback at mexico city, ground control cleared us to taxi to runway 5R and contact tower at the end. While crossing the approach end of runway 5L we observed an aircraft approximately 1 mi on final for what appeared to be runway 5L. We expedited across the runway end. Approaching aircraft executed a go around. Note: first officer twice had ground control verify our taxi instructions. A lesson well learned -- check, check, and triple check -- especially where heavily accented english is used and ATC procedures are lax at best. Supplemental information from acn 210104: taxi instructions from mex ground were to runway 5R taxiway B, contact tower 118.1 at the end. Ground was asked to verify instructions again (same instructions were given).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT CLRNC PROBLEM DUE LANGUAGE BARRIER, CROSSES ACTIVE RWY. SECOND ACFT EXECUTES GAR.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK AT MEXICO CITY, GND CTL CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 5R AND CONTACT TWR AT THE END. WHILE XING THE APCH END OF RWY 5L WE OBSERVED AN ACFT APPROX 1 MI ON FINAL FOR WHAT APPEARED TO BE RWY 5L. WE EXPEDITED ACROSS THE RWY END. APCHING ACFT EXECUTED A GAR. NOTE: FO TWICE HAD GND CTL VERIFY OUR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. A LESSON WELL LEARNED -- CHK, CHK, AND TRIPLE CHK -- ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVILY ACCENTED ENGLISH IS USED AND ATC PROCS ARE LAX AT BEST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 210104: TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM MEX GND WERE TO RWY 5R TAXIWAY B, CONTACT TWR 118.1 AT THE END. GND WAS ASKED TO VERIFY INSTRUCTIONS AGAIN (SAME INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN).
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.