Passenger of an mdt are deplaned to walk across path of taxiing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	306725
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	306725
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi from the FBO ramp to runway 35. As I taxied on the ramp, 2 passenger from a saab 340 crossed in front of me. I stopped and let the passenger cross my path. While waiting, more passenger deplaned and stood next to the saab. As I started to taxi again the passenger began to walk towards my moving aircraft. I slowed to see if they were going to continue walking and they stopped walking. I proceeded to the taxiway and as I did the pilot of the saab shook his fist at me. After departure from phl I was told to contact the phl tower on arrival at my destination. Upon calling the tower, they said the saab pilot was upset that someone tried to run his passenger down. Phl tower said they did not have time to handle such a matter and suggest I call the FBO. I called the FBO and talked to the lineman that was standing with the saab passenger and crew. The lineman also stated that the crew was upset but that the passenger were wandering around the aircraft and not paying attention to their surroundings. I am also employed as a lineman for a large FBO and believe that the linecrew and pilots should be responsible for escorting people across a busy ramp. I operated my aircraft as carefully as possible but I can't be responsible for unescorted people and their actions. Maybe being guided out by a lineman would have fit the situation but in FBO eyes I was only a cherokee.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX OF AN MDT ARE DEPLANED TO WALK ACROSS PATH OF TAXIING ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI FROM THE FBO RAMP TO RWY 35. AS I TAXIED ON THE RAMP, 2 PAX FROM A SAAB 340 CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME. I STOPPED AND LET THE PAX CROSS MY PATH. WHILE WAITING, MORE PAX DEPLANED AND STOOD NEXT TO THE SAAB. AS I STARTED TO TAXI AGAIN THE PAX BEGAN TO WALK TOWARDS MY MOVING ACFT. I SLOWED TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO CONTINUE WALKING AND THEY STOPPED WALKING. I PROCEEDED TO THE TXWY AND AS I DID THE PLT OF THE SAAB SHOOK HIS FIST AT ME. AFTER DEP FROM PHL I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE PHL TWR ON ARR AT MY DEST. UPON CALLING THE TWR, THEY SAID THE SAAB PLT WAS UPSET THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO RUN HIS PAX DOWN. PHL TWR SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO HANDLE SUCH A MATTER AND SUGGEST I CALL THE FBO. I CALLED THE FBO AND TALKED TO THE LINEMAN THAT WAS STANDING WITH THE SAAB PAX AND CREW. THE LINEMAN ALSO STATED THAT THE CREW WAS UPSET BUT THAT THE PAX WERE WANDERING AROUND THE ACFT AND NOT PAYING ATTN TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS. I AM ALSO EMPLOYED AS A LINEMAN FOR A LARGE FBO AND BELIEVE THAT THE LINECREW AND PLTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESCORTING PEOPLE ACROSS A BUSY RAMP. I OPERATED MY ACFT AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE BUT I CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR UNESCORTED PEOPLE AND THEIR ACTIONS. MAYBE BEING GUIDED OUT BY A LINEMAN WOULD HAVE FIT THE SIT BUT IN FBO EYES I WAS ONLY A CHEROKEE.

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.