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Falcon taxiing was told to hold short of an intersection to give way to a crossing B737. Pilots busy with checklist almost did not stop but were warned by ground controller just in time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 10C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 358383 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxiing out for departure after completing a trip to bos, we were told to hold short of a taxiway and give way to a merging B737 taxiing from the terminal. As we came up to the hold short position instructed to us, an alert ground controller noticing we were moving too fast to apparently stop instructed 'falcon xyz stop.' we did so and the B737 passed in front whereupon we followed the B737 to the departure runway. We missed noting the taxiway letter on taxi out (the controller issued it!) and assumed a taxiway further along. As we approached the taxiway, both myself and the captain were running a taxi check and were more inside the cockpit as out. Also a windshield brace runs right down at the point where the B737 was making it harder to notice him, both of us moving at the same speed thanks to a vigilant controller. Things could have been much worse.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FALCON TAXIING WAS TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF AN INTXN TO GIVE WAY TO A XING B737. PLTS BUSY WITH CHKLIST ALMOST DID NOT STOP BUT WERE WARNED BY GND CTLR JUST IN TIME.
Narrative: TAXIING OUT FOR DEP AFTER COMPLETING A TRIP TO BOS, WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF A TXWY AND GIVE WAY TO A MERGING B737 TAXIING FROM THE TERMINAL. AS WE CAME UP TO THE HOLD SHORT POS INSTRUCTED TO US, AN ALERT GND CTLR NOTICING WE WERE MOVING TOO FAST TO APPARENTLY STOP INSTRUCTED 'FALCON XYZ STOP.' WE DID SO AND THE B737 PASSED IN FRONT WHEREUPON WE FOLLOWED THE B737 TO THE DEP RWY. WE MISSED NOTING THE TXWY LETTER ON TAXI OUT (THE CTLR ISSUED IT!) AND ASSUMED A TXWY FURTHER ALONG. AS WE APCHED THE TXWY, BOTH MYSELF AND THE CAPT WERE RUNNING A TAXI CHK AND WERE MORE INSIDE THE COCKPIT AS OUT. ALSO A WINDSHIELD BRACE RUNS RIGHT DOWN AT THE POINT WHERE THE B737 WAS MAKING IT HARDER TO NOTICE HIM, BOTH OF US MOVING AT THE SAME SPD THANKS TO A VIGILANT CTLR. THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.
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.