Air carrier blocked another aircraft from proceeding to gate.

Attributes
ACN	308420
Time
Date	199506
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	308420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

X was holding short of taxiway V on victor 3 (ramp exit). Ground control issued clearance, taxi to runway 28C, hold short runway 28L on taxiway P. As I made a right turn the controller said 'where are you going?' we said taxiing as instructed and the ground controller said we had blocked another aircraft from entering the ramp. We were complying and correct. The controller obviously was not aware of our position and had not idented us correctly. This happens regularly at our hubs. The controllers make far more mistakes than the pilots do. I cannot even count how many times I have corrected a clearance or stopped short of another aircraft when I have been incorrectly cleared. I never say anything, but ATC is very quick to reprimand a pilot. I will start making their errors known to them if the frequency is not busy, although the controllers will reprimand when it is busy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR BLOCKED ANOTHER ACFT FROM PROCEEDING TO GATE.

Narrative: X WAS HOLDING SHORT OF TXWY V ON VICTOR 3 (RAMP EXIT). GND CTL ISSUED CLRNC, TAXI TO RWY 28C, HOLD SHORT RWY 28L ON TXWY P. AS I MADE A R TURN THE CTLR SAID 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' WE SAID TAXIING AS INSTRUCTED AND THE GND CTLR SAID WE HAD BLOCKED ANOTHER ACFT FROM ENTERING THE RAMP. WE WERE COMPLYING AND CORRECT. THE CTLR OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT AWARE OF OUR POS AND HAD NOT IDENTED US CORRECTLY. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AT OUR HUBS. THE CTLRS MAKE FAR MORE MISTAKES THAN THE PLTS DO. I CANNOT EVEN COUNT HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE CORRECTED A CLRNC OR STOPPED SHORT OF ANOTHER ACFT WHEN I HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY CLRED. I NEVER SAY ANYTHING, BUT ATC IS VERY QUICK TO REPRIMAND A PLT. I WILL START MAKING THEIR ERRORS KNOWN TO THEM IF THE FREQ IS NOT BUSY, ALTHOUGH THE CTLRS WILL REPRIMAND WHEN IT IS BUSY.

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.