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After landing with high speed turnoff the pilot had to brake hard to avoid unlighted taxiing aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 302675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : grr |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 160 |
| ASRS Report | 302675 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 302773 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
On apr/xx/95 after normal approach and landing at grr, mi, we made high speed turnoff on A-4. We were not advised of any traffic on the taxiway a, the parallel. A light twin was coming eastbound with no taxi lights on (we landed west on runway 26L). The first officer spotted the twin first and advised me and in turn had to get on the brakes pretty hard. We did not go on to parallel. First officer advised tower that it would have been nice to give us a heads up call, there was no response from the tower. I don't think they were aware of what happened. We did not think too much of the event until 1 passenger came up and said he saw what happened and was going to notify the FAA. I doubt he could see too much from his seat as most visible view was straight ahead. We don't know how the twin was cleared. I fly in and out of grr a lot. Normally, all outbound traffic taxies out of taxiway D which makes more sense to avoid the runway 26L arrs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG WITH HIGH SPD TURNOFF THE PLT HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID UNLIGHTED TAXIING ACFT.
Narrative: ON APR/XX/95 AFTER NORMAL APCH AND LNDG AT GRR, MI, WE MADE HIGH SPD TURNOFF ON A-4. WE WERE NOT ADVISED OF ANY TFC ON THE TXWY A, THE PARALLEL. A LIGHT TWIN WAS COMING EBOUND WITH NO TAXI LIGHTS ON (WE LANDED W ON RWY 26L). THE FO SPOTTED THE TWIN FIRST AND ADVISED ME AND IN TURN HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKES PRETTY HARD. WE DID NOT GO ON TO PARALLEL. FO ADVISED TWR THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO GIVE US A HEADS UP CALL, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE TWR. I DON'T THINK THEY WERE AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED. WE DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF THE EVENT UNTIL 1 PAX CAME UP AND SAID HE SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND WAS GOING TO NOTIFY THE FAA. I DOUBT HE COULD SEE TOO MUCH FROM HIS SEAT AS MOST VISIBLE VIEW WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD. WE DON'T KNOW HOW THE TWIN WAS CLRED. I FLY IN AND OUT OF GRR A LOT. NORMALLY, ALL OUTBOUND TFC TAXIES OUT OF TXWY D WHICH MAKES MORE SENSE TO AVOID THE RWY 26L ARRS.
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.