Head-on conflict during taxi-in.

Attributes
ACN	290189
Time
Date	199412
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	290189
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Upon arrival at msp we turned off of runway 11L at E3 and proceeded west on echo per ground control instruction to taxi to our gate. Turning south onto delta we were nose to nose with a light twin. I think an xx on delta just short of gate zz, which had another F-100 on it. I jumped on the brakes and stopped while the xx proceeded to dive into the ramp area to continue taxi going around us. When I asked ground who we were nose to nose with they responded, 'they got around you didn't they?' as if nothing was wrong. I don't mind giving aircraft the most expeditious taxi, but if it is going to create a nose to nose, they can at least tell someone about it so it isn't a surprise.. I think their cavalier attitude was the most disturbing part about it. Be advised that the passenger on the left side saw the xx go by close aboard and one said he was going to take it up with his senator with whom he is on a first name basis.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HEAD-ON CONFLICT DURING TAXI-IN.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT MSP WE TURNED OFF OF RWY 11L AT E3 AND PROCEEDED W ON ECHO PER GND CTL INSTRUCTION TO TAXI TO OUR GATE. TURNING S ONTO DELTA WE WERE NOSE TO NOSE WITH A LIGHT TWIN. I THINK AN XX ON DELTA JUST SHORT OF GATE ZZ, WHICH HAD ANOTHER F-100 ON IT. I JUMPED ON THE BRAKES AND STOPPED WHILE THE XX PROCEEDED TO DIVE INTO THE RAMP AREA TO CONTINUE TAXI GOING AROUND US. WHEN I ASKED GND WHO WE WERE NOSE TO NOSE WITH THEY RESPONDED, 'THEY GOT AROUND YOU DIDN'T THEY?' AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. I DON'T MIND GIVING ACFT THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS TAXI, BUT IF IT IS GOING TO CREATE A NOSE TO NOSE, THEY CAN AT LEAST TELL SOMEONE ABOUT IT SO IT ISN'T A SURPRISE.. I THINK THEIR CAVALIER ATTITUDE WAS THE MOST DISTURBING PART ABOUT IT. BE ADVISED THAT THE PAX ON THE L SIDE SAW THE XX GO BY CLOSE ABOARD AND ONE SAID HE WAS GOING TO TAKE IT UP WITH HIS SENATOR WITH WHOM HE IS ON A FIRST NAME BASIS.

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.