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Flight crew of medium large transport air carrier aircraft inadvertently transgress their taxi clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 237391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 59 flight time total : 18480 flight time type : 7890 |
| ASRS Report | 237391 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 74 flight time total : 3650 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 237551 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was taxiing from gate via 'standard taxi to runway 3C' at dtw. This was the first officer's third leg of initial operating experience. Prior to taxi we discussed the requirement for contacting east ground control at oscar 7. As we approached oscar 7 we switched to east ground. We had passed oscar 7, the C concourse, and were approaching the fox taxiway when I realized that we actually hadn't made contact with east ground. The ground controller's workload was very high with a lot of frequency congestion. As I approached the fox taxiway, I was startled by an air carrier aircraft flight stopped short of taxiway fox on the outer taxiway. I slowed and checked to make sure we had room to pass and proceeded onto the fox taxiway. At this time, east ground asked for our position. I stopped the aircraft on fox short of runway 09-27 and reported our position. Ground admonished us for proceeding past the C concourse and rightfully so. We were then cleared to continue standard taxi to 3C. The air carrier flight made a comment on the frequency that he perceived us to have cut in front of him. I sincerely apologize to him and would like him to know it was not deliberate. He had his lights off and had he turned them on or flashed them in a timely manner it would have given me a heads-up to the situation much sooner and something I would have appreciated. He was instructed to pull into the runup area for a wheels up delay. When we were #1 he turned all his lights on us. That and some of his comments on the frequency were unprofessional, distracting, and intimidating, factors that do not foster safety of flight. Dtw ground is a very busy, demanding, and distracting place, and I will be more vigilant in the future. I will also be more careful of my review of the chart 10-8 page and the bold print at the bottom stating: 'do not proceed beyond the end of concourse C until contact has been established with ground control- east.' I would like to commend the ground controller's handling of this situation. Performance and professionalism were outstanding under high workload conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG ACR ACFT INADVERTENTLY TRANSGRESS THEIR TAXI CLRNC.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING FROM GATE VIA 'STANDARD TAXI TO RWY 3C' AT DTW. THIS WAS THE FO'S THIRD LEG OF INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE. PRIOR TO TAXI WE DISCUSSED THE REQUIREMENT FOR CONTACTING E GND CTL AT OSCAR 7. AS WE APCHED OSCAR 7 WE SWITCHED TO E GND. WE HAD PASSED OSCAR 7, THE C CONCOURSE, AND WERE APCHING THE FOX TXWY WHEN I REALIZED THAT WE ACTUALLY HADN'T MADE CONTACT WITH E GND. THE GND CTLR'S WORKLOAD WAS VERY HIGH WITH A LOT OF FREQ CONGESTION. AS I APCHED THE FOX TXWY, I WAS STARTLED BY AN ACR ACFT FLT STOPPED SHORT OF TXWY FOX ON THE OUTER TXWY. I SLOWED AND CHKED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ROOM TO PASS AND PROCEEDED ONTO THE FOX TXWY. AT THIS TIME, E GND ASKED FOR OUR POS. I STOPPED THE ACFT ON FOX SHORT OF RWY 09-27 AND RPTED OUR POS. GND ADMONISHED US FOR PROCEEDING PAST THE C CONCOURSE AND RIGHTFULLY SO. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO CONTINUE STANDARD TAXI TO 3C. THE ACR FLT MADE A COMMENT ON THE FREQ THAT HE PERCEIVED US TO HAVE CUT IN FRONT OF HIM. I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE TO HIM AND WOULD LIKE HIM TO KNOW IT WAS NOT DELIBERATE. HE HAD HIS LIGHTS OFF AND HAD HE TURNED THEM ON OR FLASHED THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER IT WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A HEADS-UP TO THE SIT MUCH SOONER AND SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO PULL INTO THE RUNUP AREA FOR A WHEELS UP DELAY. WHEN WE WERE #1 HE TURNED ALL HIS LIGHTS ON US. THAT AND SOME OF HIS COMMENTS ON THE FREQ WERE UNPROFESSIONAL, DISTRACTING, AND INTIMIDATING, FACTORS THAT DO NOT FOSTER SAFETY OF FLT. DTW GND IS A VERY BUSY, DEMANDING, AND DISTRACTING PLACE, AND I WILL BE MORE VIGILANT IN THE FUTURE. I WILL ALSO BE MORE CAREFUL OF MY REVIEW OF THE CHART 10-8 PAGE AND THE BOLD PRINT AT THE BOTTOM STATING: 'DO NOT PROCEED BEYOND THE END OF CONCOURSE C UNTIL CONTACT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH GC- E.' I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE GND CTLR'S HANDLING OF THIS SIT. PERFORMANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM WERE OUTSTANDING UNDER HIGH WORKLOAD CONDITIONS.
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.