Non adherence to clearance, taxi to wrong spot.

Attributes
ACN	309540
Time
Date	199507
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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 : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 201 flight time total : 9885 flight time type : 5165
ASRS Report	309540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First rotation of the month with a captain I had never flown with. We started taxi after pushback, without ground approval, entering taxiway el. I tried to get a word in to call for the taxi, but ground was busy. As we entered the taxiway ground called and asked who the aircraft was entering taxiway el. I told him our call sign and he sounded a little disgusted and said ok pull up to spot xy. There was already an airplane at spot xy. So we pulled up to spot xx, blocking the whole taxiway. The ground controller then asked why we were on xx and not xy. I told him sorry about that. (Our special pages specifically state 'do not block the taxiway.') we were then given a sequence to follow and the rest of the flight went normally. 1) each pilot needs to know the rules for taxi don't assume the captain is familiar with the taxi route and rules. 2) read the special pages before taxi is started, even at an airport you are familiar with. Changes in numbering on new txwys can change the whole process. 3) if you are uncomfortable, say so.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NON ADHERENCE TO CLRNC, TAXI TO WRONG SPOT.

Narrative: FIRST ROTATION OF THE MONTH WITH A CAPT I HAD NEVER FLOWN WITH. WE STARTED TAXI AFTER PUSHBACK, WITHOUT GND APPROVAL, ENTERING TXWY EL. I TRIED TO GET A WORD IN TO CALL FOR THE TAXI, BUT GND WAS BUSY. AS WE ENTERED THE TXWY GND CALLED AND ASKED WHO THE ACFT WAS ENTERING TXWY EL. I TOLD HIM OUR CALL SIGN AND HE SOUNDED A LITTLE DISGUSTED AND SAID OK PULL UP TO SPOT XY. THERE WAS ALREADY AN AIRPLANE AT SPOT XY. SO WE PULLED UP TO SPOT XX, BLOCKING THE WHOLE TXWY. THE GND CTLR THEN ASKED WHY WE WERE ON XX AND NOT XY. I TOLD HIM SORRY ABOUT THAT. (OUR SPECIAL PAGES SPECIFICALLY STATE 'DO NOT BLOCK THE TXWY.') WE WERE THEN GIVEN A SEQUENCE TO FOLLOW AND THE REST OF THE FLT WENT NORMALLY. 1) EACH PLT NEEDS TO KNOW THE RULES FOR TAXI DON'T ASSUME THE CAPT IS FAMILIAR WITH THE TAXI RTE AND RULES. 2) READ THE SPECIAL PAGES BEFORE TAXI IS STARTED, EVEN AT AN ARPT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH. CHANGES IN NUMBERING ON NEW TXWYS CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE PROCESS. 3) IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE, SAY SO.

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.