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An air carrier medium large transport taxiing to the gate saw a commuter aircraft out of the corner of his eye and both aircraft hit their brakes hard to avoid a collision. Reporter says ground controller apologized for not giving him traffic information, but thought that the medium large transport would give way to the commuter. Slow taxi speeds helped in preventing a worse incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356496 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| 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 |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 356496 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 75 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After routine/visual landing on runway 23 at cle, aircraft cleared runway 23L at taxiway K and contacted ground and was cleared 'to taxi to the gate.' flight proceeded on taxiway left and turned right onto taxiway right to proceed to the gate. As I approached the ramp area I saw out of the corner of my eye an air carrier Y commuter plane very close. I applied maximum braking and turned hard left and the air carrier Y commuter applied maximum brakes. We avoided the taxiing air carrier Y aircraft and proceeded to gate. Ground emphatically apologized and stated it was their fault, that they thought we would give way. We were never informed of the taxiing commuter, to hold short, or to give way thus we did not even know it was taxiing. Quick reflexes and slow taxi speed by both pilots helped avoid an incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG TAXIING TO THE GATE SAW A COMMUTER ACFT OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE AND BOTH ACFT HIT THEIR BRAKES HARD TO AVOID A COLLISION. RPTR SAYS GND CTLR APOLOGIZED FOR NOT GIVING HIM TFC INFO, BUT THOUGHT THAT THE MLG WOULD GIVE WAY TO THE COMMUTER. SLOW TAXI SPDS HELPED IN PREVENTING A WORSE INCIDENT.
Narrative: AFTER ROUTINE/VISUAL LNDG ON RWY 23 AT CLE, ACFT CLRED RWY 23L AT TXWY K AND CONTACTED GND AND WAS CLRED 'TO TAXI TO THE GATE.' FLT PROCEEDED ON TXWY L AND TURNED R ONTO TXWY R TO PROCEED TO THE GATE. AS I APCHED THE RAMP AREA I SAW OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE AN ACR Y COMMUTER PLANE VERY CLOSE. I APPLIED MAX BRAKING AND TURNED HARD L AND THE ACR Y COMMUTER APPLIED MAX BRAKES. WE AVOIDED THE TAXIING ACR Y ACFT AND PROCEEDED TO GATE. GND EMPHATICALLY APOLOGIZED AND STATED IT WAS THEIR FAULT, THAT THEY THOUGHT WE WOULD GIVE WAY. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF THE TAXIING COMMUTER, TO HOLD SHORT, OR TO GIVE WAY THUS WE DID NOT EVEN KNOW IT WAS TAXIING. QUICK REFLEXES AND SLOW TAXI SPD BY BOTH PLTS HELPED AVOID AN INCIDENT.
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.