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ATCT local controller accuses air carrier flight crew of operating into or on a closed taxiway in a night operation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 316197 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Upon landing on runway 28, we decelerated and turned off the runway at either taxiway east or runway 33L and onto taxiway right, this all happened quickly. The controller began to yell 'you're on a closed taxiway, taxi at your own risk.' we asked what he wanted us to do. He said 'proceed at your own risk.' the main problem here is that the taxiway was lighted. As you depart a runway, it is natural to follow the lights! There were no barriers or other markers to indicate the taxiway was closed. In addition, the controller was of no help. He knows the airport, we don't.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATCT LCL CTLR ACCUSES ACR FLC OF OPERATING INTO OR ON A CLOSED TXWY IN A NIGHT OP.
Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 28, WE DECELERATED AND TURNED OFF THE RWY AT EITHER TXWY E OR RWY 33L AND ONTO TXWY R, THIS ALL HAPPENED QUICKLY. THE CTLR BEGAN TO YELL 'YOU'RE ON A CLOSED TXWY, TAXI AT YOUR OWN RISK.' WE ASKED WHAT HE WANTED US TO DO. HE SAID 'PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.' THE MAIN PROB HERE IS THAT THE TXWY WAS LIGHTED. AS YOU DEPART A RWY, IT IS NATURAL TO FOLLOW THE LIGHTS! THERE WERE NO BARRIERS OR OTHER MARKERS TO INDICATE THE TXWY WAS CLOSED. IN ADDITION, THE CTLR WAS OF NO HELP. HE KNOWS THE ARPT, WE DON'T.
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.