Narrative:

We were on the 3RD day of a 3-DAY trip. We had been on duty for 14 hours and yes, we were tired. It was our last leg. A flight from cincinnati (cvg) to detroit (dtw). We had just diverted to our alternate toledo (tol). After holding on the mizar 1 arrival to dtw due to severe WX in the dtw area, we were starting to get low on fuel. After landing runway 7, tower said to 'stay with him to the gate.' it was a long taxi. I turned off on A8 intersection and taxied on a, the parallel taxiway. Approaching A6 intersection, when I heard tower talking to someone (one ground frequency?), tower only said that's approved. My first officer was briefing the passenger at the time. He stopped to tell me to stop now! Which I did, just short of A6. Suddenly, there appeared a heavy transport from across the airport and runway 7 and through A6 intersection going approximately 15-20 mph. I know that crew didn't see us and never attempted to stop even though we had on our taxi light and navigation and beacon lights. The left wing of the heavy transport cleared us by 2-3 ft. The tower said afterwards 'he thought we saw it (the heavy transport).' looking back, I know now I will always taxi on ground frequency and will tell tower that even if he is running both ground and tower frequencys, that both crew members should be looking for traffic when taxiing. That the controller should have pointed out traffic to both aircraft and had 1 hold short. And although it sounds radical, there should be a 'left only rule' on the ground because generally the person on the left is the one who is taxiing and it's easier to see out the left side.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER TAXIING STOPS ABRUPTLY AS HVT CROSSES IN FRONT AT FAST SPD.

Narrative: WE WERE ON THE 3RD DAY OF A 3-DAY TRIP. WE HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR 14 HRS AND YES, WE WERE TIRED. IT WAS OUR LAST LEG. A FLT FROM CINCINNATI (CVG) TO DETROIT (DTW). WE HAD JUST DIVERTED TO OUR ALTERNATE TOLEDO (TOL). AFTER HOLDING ON THE MIZAR 1 ARR TO DTW DUE TO SEVERE WX IN THE DTW AREA, WE WERE STARTING TO GET LOW ON FUEL. AFTER LNDG RWY 7, TWR SAID TO 'STAY WITH HIM TO THE GATE.' IT WAS A LONG TAXI. I TURNED OFF ON A8 INTXN AND TAXIED ON A, THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. APCHING A6 INTXN, WHEN I HEARD TWR TALKING TO SOMEONE (ONE GND FREQ?), TWR ONLY SAID THAT'S APPROVED. MY FO WAS BRIEFING THE PAX AT THE TIME. HE STOPPED TO TELL ME TO STOP NOW! WHICH I DID, JUST SHORT OF A6. SUDDENLY, THERE APPEARED A HVT FROM ACROSS THE ARPT AND RWY 7 AND THROUGH A6 INTXN GOING APPROX 15-20 MPH. I KNOW THAT CREW DIDN'T SEE US AND NEVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP EVEN THOUGH WE HAD ON OUR TAXI LIGHT AND NAV AND BEACON LIGHTS. THE L WING OF THE HVT CLRED US BY 2-3 FT. THE TWR SAID AFTERWARDS 'HE THOUGHT WE SAW IT (THE HVT).' LOOKING BACK, I KNOW NOW I WILL ALWAYS TAXI ON GND FREQ AND WILL TELL TWR THAT EVEN IF HE IS RUNNING BOTH GND AND TWR FREQS, THAT BOTH CREW MEMBERS SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR TFC WHEN TAXIING. THAT THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE POINTED OUT TFC TO BOTH ACFT AND HAD 1 HOLD SHORT. AND ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS RADICAL, THERE SHOULD BE A 'L ONLY RULE' ON THE GND BECAUSE GENERALLY THE PERSON ON THE L IS THE ONE WHO IS TAXIING AND IT'S EASIER TO SEE OUT THE L SIDE.

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.