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An small aircraft failed to follow tower taxi instructions while there were emergency vehicles moving about.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 230572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199301 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hwd |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 230572 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on a traffic watch flight, ATC reported the transponder mode C to be off by plus 600 ft in my small aircraft. After flying the shift, I decided to drop off the reporter and ferry the airplane to sjc where a replacement transponder could be installed. After the reporter got out of the aircraft at hwd, I called ground control for taxi instructions. Ground cleared me to taxi to runway 10L. While taxiing, I passed some emergency vehicles on the field. The ground controller called for me to make a left turn and I turned right to give way to an aircraft taxiing to the emergency vehicles. I was more concerned about getting approval to fly the aircraft with the faulty transponder than I was about the emergency vehicles. What I should have done was park the aircraft and had the maintenance done at hwd. In the future, if emergency vehicles are on the field, I will request a route to taxi well clear of any areas that could possibly interfere with their operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA FAILED TO FOLLOW TWR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WHILE THERE WERE EMER VEHICLES MOVING ABOUT.
Narrative: WHILE ON A TFC WATCH FLT, ATC RPTED THE XPONDER MODE C TO BE OFF BY PLUS 600 FT IN MY SMA. AFTER FLYING THE SHIFT, I DECIDED TO DROP OFF THE RPTR AND FERRY THE AIRPLANE TO SJC WHERE A REPLACEMENT XPONDER COULD BE INSTALLED. AFTER THE RPTR GOT OUT OF THE ACFT AT HWD, I CALLED GND CTL FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. GND CLRED ME TO TAXI TO RWY 10L. WHILE TAXIING, I PASSED SOME EMER VEHICLES ON THE FIELD. THE GND CTLR CALLED FOR ME TO MAKE A L TURN AND I TURNED R TO GIVE WAY TO AN ACFT TAXIING TO THE EMER VEHICLES. I WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING APPROVAL TO FLY THE ACFT WITH THE FAULTY XPONDER THAN I WAS ABOUT THE EMER VEHICLES. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE WAS PARK THE ACFT AND HAD THE MAINT DONE AT HWD. IN THE FUTURE, IF EMER VEHICLES ARE ON THE FIELD, I WILL REQUEST A RTE TO TAXI WELL CLR OF ANY AREAS THAT COULD POSSIBLY INTERFERE WITH THEIR OP.
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.