Non compliance with taxi instructions, cut off another aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	295079
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dpa
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 other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Metro Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 88 flight time total : 15300 flight time type : 88
ASRS Report	295079
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft landed dtw runway 3L cleared runway at K-10 contacted ground control and was told to taxi to gate via outer taxiway and K-15, pass behind a metroliner. At K-15 I looked out my side window back as far as I could see and did not see any aircraft or vehicles on the inner taxiway. I told the captain the inner was clear and he started the right turn into the alley. Next I heard on ground control frequency someone say 'I guess we'll pass behind him.' then ground control said 'I appreciate that.' then someone else said 'I guess he was in a hurry.' I had assumed when I saw the inner was clear that the metroliner had already passed by. Visibility in this aircraft to the rear is non-existent. It would have been helpful if ground control had advised us of the metroliner's position in relation to us and also to advise us as we approached K-15 that he was approaching us from our right rear. Normally dtw does not use both inner and outer txwys for same direction travel. Ground traffic conditions at the time were very light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON COMPLIANCE WITH TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, CUT OFF ANOTHER ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT LANDED DTW RWY 3L CLRED RWY AT K-10 CONTACTED GND CTL AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI TO GATE VIA OUTER TXWY AND K-15, PASS BEHIND A METROLINER. AT K-15 I LOOKED OUT MY SIDE WINDOW BACK AS FAR AS I COULD SEE AND DID NOT SEE ANY ACFT OR VEHICLES ON THE INNER TXWY. I TOLD THE CAPT THE INNER WAS CLR AND HE STARTED THE R TURN INTO THE ALLEY. NEXT I HEARD ON GND CTL FREQ SOMEONE SAY 'I GUESS WE'LL PASS BEHIND HIM.' THEN GND CTL SAID 'I APPRECIATE THAT.' THEN SOMEONE ELSE SAID 'I GUESS HE WAS IN A HURRY.' I HAD ASSUMED WHEN I SAW THE INNER WAS CLR THAT THE METROLINER HAD ALREADY PASSED BY. VISIBILITY IN THIS ACFT TO THE REAR IS NON-EXISTENT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IF GND CTL HAD ADVISED US OF THE METROLINER'S POS IN RELATION TO US AND ALSO TO ADVISE US AS WE APCHED K-15 THAT HE WAS APCHING US FROM OUR R REAR. NORMALLY DTW DOES NOT USE BOTH INNER AND OUTER TXWYS FOR SAME DIRECTION TRAVEL. GND TFC CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VERY LIGHT.

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.