Taxiing traffic problem with considerations of jet blast encounter.

Attributes
ACN	268627
Time
Date	199404
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	268627
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We were on the ground at white plains, ny. Ground control gave us taxi instructions: taxi to runway 34 hold short of 34 at intersection. We were taxiing on the parallel and saw a small corp jet back taxiing on runway 34. We asked if we could cross 34 since we were rolling well and it was uphill to cross runway 34. Ground control said negative (they seem to give preference to the local planes almost to the point of being blatantly rude). We stopped taxiing on the parallel taxiway and did not make the 90 degree turn to the crossing taxiway. The crossing taxiway is uphill and we were quite heavy. If we made the 90 degree turn and stopped, we would need a considerable amount of power to cross runway 34 and would create a jet blast hazard. Ground then demanded we make the 90 degree turn because he had cessnas to get around us (from behind). The captain refused and explained the jet blast hazard. Ground then issued instructions to cross runway 34. The controllers of small airports which solicit turbojet aircraft should be trained or briefed about basic jet operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING TFC PROB WITH CONSIDERATIONS OF JET BLAST ENCOUNTER.

Narrative: WE WERE ON THE GND AT WHITE PLAINS, NY. GND CTL GAVE US TAXI INSTRUCTIONS: TAXI TO RWY 34 HOLD SHORT OF 34 AT INTXN. WE WERE TAXIING ON THE PARALLEL AND SAW A SMALL CORP JET BACK TAXIING ON RWY 34. WE ASKED IF WE COULD CROSS 34 SINCE WE WERE ROLLING WELL AND IT WAS UPHILL TO CROSS RWY 34. GND CTL SAID NEGATIVE (THEY SEEM TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO THE LCL PLANES ALMOST TO THE POINT OF BEING BLATANTLY RUDE). WE STOPPED TAXIING ON THE PARALLEL TXWY AND DID NOT MAKE THE 90 DEG TURN TO THE XING TXWY. THE XING TXWY IS UPHILL AND WE WERE QUITE HVY. IF WE MADE THE 90 DEG TURN AND STOPPED, WE WOULD NEED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PWR TO CROSS RWY 34 AND WOULD CREATE A JET BLAST HAZARD. GND THEN DEMANDED WE MAKE THE 90 DEG TURN BECAUSE HE HAD CESSNAS TO GET AROUND US (FROM BEHIND). THE CAPT REFUSED AND EXPLAINED THE JET BLAST HAZARD. GND THEN ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO CROSS RWY 34. THE CTLRS OF SMALL ARPTS WHICH SOLICIT TURBOJET ACFT SHOULD BE TRAINED OR BRIEFED ABOUT BASIC JET OPS.

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.