Narrative:

We were taxiing inbound to gate X in lga following instructions from ground control. We were on inner taxiway, holding short of xray. An air carrier 767 pushed back from gate Y and was blocking the alley way. He apparently had a problem with the tow bar and asked for mechanical assistance from air carrier operations. It was apparent that the 767 was not going to move for some time. We called air carrier operations to ask for clearance inbound with the 767 in his present position. I considered the 767 to be in the alley with a mechanical rather than an aircraft on pushback. Air carrier operations said we could taxi through gate Y to get to gate X as long as we had wing walkers on both sides. We requested additional wing walkers from our operations and another agent came out to direct us in. With 2 wing walkers and a marshaller, we slowly proceeded in front of the disabled 767. When we were directly in front of the other aircraft, an air carrier ramp agent on a tug drove between my aircraft and my wing walker on my left side. Both he and his lead agent were visibly upset at the fact that we had our aircraft where it was and they confronted our ramp agents after we were parked. By the time all our passenger were off our aircraft, no air carrier ramp personnel were around. After discussing the incident with our lead ramp agent and an agent with air carrier over the phone, the situation was resolved. A combination of my impatience in getting parked and the air carrier agents inattn contributed to the near incident. All people should know not to drive in front of a moving aircraft, even if the aircraft is in a position it is not expected to be in. If I am faced with another similar situation, I will just wait until the alley way is completely clear regardless of our clearance inbound and direction of our ramp agents.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER TAXIES WITH PERMISSION ONTO RAMP AREA IN FRONT OF 767 WITH MECHANICAL.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING INBOUND TO GATE X IN LGA FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND CTL. WE WERE ON INNER TXWY, HOLDING SHORT OF XRAY. AN ACR 767 PUSHED BACK FROM GATE Y AND WAS BLOCKING THE ALLEY WAY. HE APPARENTLY HAD A PROB WITH THE TOW BAR AND ASKED FOR MECHANICAL ASSISTANCE FROM ACR OPS. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE 767 WAS NOT GOING TO MOVE FOR SOME TIME. WE CALLED ACR OPS TO ASK FOR CLRNC INBOUND WITH THE 767 IN HIS PRESENT POS. I CONSIDERED THE 767 TO BE IN THE ALLEY WITH A MECHANICAL RATHER THAN AN ACFT ON PUSHBACK. ACR OPS SAID WE COULD TAXI THROUGH GATE Y TO GET TO GATE X AS LONG AS WE HAD WING WALKERS ON BOTH SIDES. WE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL WING WALKERS FROM OUR OPS AND ANOTHER AGENT CAME OUT TO DIRECT US IN. WITH 2 WING WALKERS AND A MARSHALLER, WE SLOWLY PROCEEDED IN FRONT OF THE DISABLED 767. WHEN WE WERE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE OTHER ACFT, AN ACR RAMP AGENT ON A TUG DROVE BTWN MY ACFT AND MY WING WALKER ON MY L SIDE. BOTH HE AND HIS LEAD AGENT WERE VISIBLY UPSET AT THE FACT THAT WE HAD OUR ACFT WHERE IT WAS AND THEY CONFRONTED OUR RAMP AGENTS AFTER WE WERE PARKED. BY THE TIME ALL OUR PAX WERE OFF OUR ACFT, NO ACR RAMP PERSONNEL WERE AROUND. AFTER DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT WITH OUR LEAD RAMP AGENT AND AN AGENT WITH ACR OVER THE PHONE, THE SIT WAS RESOLVED. A COMBINATION OF MY IMPATIENCE IN GETTING PARKED AND THE ACR AGENTS INATTN CONTRIBUTED TO THE NEAR INCIDENT. ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW NOT TO DRIVE IN FRONT OF A MOVING ACFT, EVEN IF THE ACFT IS IN A POS IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN. IF I AM FACED WITH ANOTHER SIMILAR SIT, I WILL JUST WAIT UNTIL THE ALLEY WAY IS COMPLETELY CLR REGARDLESS OF OUR CLRNC INBOUND AND DIRECTION OF OUR RAMP AGENTS.

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.