Near miss during taxi out to runway. See and avoid concept.

Attributes
ACN	281344
Time
Date	199408
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	281344
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi to runway with no holding instructions at ord. Captain (myself) was taxiing while first officer was reading checklist. Light rain was falling and it was necessary to clear windshield every 2-3 mins. I looked to my left for about 10 seconds to note the flow of traffic to runway when first officer yelled that an aircraft (737) was taxiing into/at us from the right adjoining taxiway. We stepped on the brakes and swerved left to avoid him. For a moment it looked as if we would hit but he braked to a stop. We were as far on the left of the taxiway as we could go without going off. His wingtip was probably 20-50 ft from ours. We made sure he was stopped and continued on. Ground had never told us to stop or give away to anyone. Related factors were first officer reading checklist, rain on windscreen and my looking away for too long. Also, we never extinguished our taxi light or came to stop prior to the incident. We were taxiing at an average speed. In the future I'll look around more and run the wipers more.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEAR MISS DURING TAXI OUT TO RWY. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY WITH NO HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS AT ORD. CAPT (MYSELF) WAS TAXIING WHILE FO WAS READING CHKLIST. LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO CLR WINDSHIELD EVERY 2-3 MINS. I LOOKED TO MY L FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO NOTE THE FLOW OF TFC TO RWY WHEN FO YELLED THAT AN ACFT (737) WAS TAXIING INTO/AT US FROM THE R ADJOINING TXWY. WE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND SWERVED L TO AVOID HIM. FOR A MOMENT IT LOOKED AS IF WE WOULD HIT BUT HE BRAKED TO A STOP. WE WERE AS FAR ON THE L OF THE TXWY AS WE COULD GO WITHOUT GOING OFF. HIS WINGTIP WAS PROBABLY 20-50 FT FROM OURS. WE MADE SURE HE WAS STOPPED AND CONTINUED ON. GND HAD NEVER TOLD US TO STOP OR GIVE AWAY TO ANYONE. RELATED FACTORS WERE FO READING CHKLIST, RAIN ON WINDSCREEN AND MY LOOKING AWAY FOR TOO LONG. ALSO, WE NEVER EXTINGUISHED OUR TAXI LIGHT OR CAME TO STOP PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. WE WERE TAXIING AT AN AVERAGE SPD. IN THE FUTURE I'LL LOOK AROUND MORE AND RUN THE WIPERS MORE.

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.