Ground control taxi instructions were not complied with.

Attributes
ACN	300160
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	300160
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 controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As we taxied in to bwi gate from runway 33R, I was first officer and PNF. Ground control cleared us to gate via 'south' and 'B' txwys. After receiving instructions from ground, I switched to ramp control to get clearance into the ramp. Meanwhile the captain continued taxiing and communicating to ground control. When I came back to ground control frequency, we were on 'a' taxiway stopped head on facing an airlines A-300 airbus. Ground cleared us onto a closed runway to let the A-300 pass by. The captain taxied by habit and did not follow ground control's specific directions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CTL TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH.

Narrative: AS WE TAXIED IN TO BWI GATE FROM RWY 33R, I WAS FO AND PNF. GND CTL CLRED US TO GATE VIA 'S' AND 'B' TXWYS. AFTER RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND, I SWITCHED TO RAMP CTL TO GET CLRNC INTO THE RAMP. MEANWHILE THE CAPT CONTINUED TAXIING AND COMMUNICATING TO GND CTL. WHEN I CAME BACK TO GND CTL FREQ, WE WERE ON 'A' TXWY STOPPED HEAD ON FACING AN AIRLINES A-300 AIRBUS. GND CLRED US ONTO A CLOSED RWY TO LET THE A-300 PASS BY. THE CAPT TAXIED BY HABIT AND DID NOT FOLLOW GND CTL'S SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS.

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.