PIC of S80 nearly crosses the hold line for runway 22 at lga but for the controller intervention. Fi...

Attributes
ACN	362131
Time
Date	199702
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
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	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	362131
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Lga ground control, taxi out at lga. On departure from gate we were given instructions to take taxiway akb to runway 22. Approaching taxiway T on taxiway B, I asked ground if they wanted us to follow the commuter in front of us. Ground replied yes, follow the commuter to runway 22. The commuter had just turned onto taxiway right from taxiway P. Passing taxiway south I looked down to get one of the numerous ACARS WX messages that we received on every outbound taxi during this sequence. I suddenly heard ground say, 'air carrier X, stop, stop, stop.' the captain stopped just short of the hold line for runway 22 and I looked up to find taxiway right off our right wingtip. In retrospect, I should not have been looking down just as a turn was coming up. I feel the distraction of frequent ACARS messages during taxi out or in, poses a real hazard to flcs. On that same sequence, during taxi out at dfw, we received 5 ACARS messages during our 7 min taxi out. None of them had to do with departure WX or anything that would influence a go/no-go decision. Nonpertinent WX messages should be delayed until airborne just as the destination WX and flight log messages are.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC OF S80 NEARLY CROSSES THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 22 AT LGA BUT FOR THE CTLR INTERVENTION. FO COMPLAINT OF AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY ON ACARS WX RPTS AND THEIR DISTR TO THE FLCS.

Narrative: LGA GND CTL, TAXI OUT AT LGA. ON DEP FROM GATE WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE TXWY AKB TO RWY 22. APCHING TXWY T ON TXWY B, I ASKED GND IF THEY WANTED US TO FOLLOW THE COMMUTER IN FRONT OF US. GND REPLIED YES, FOLLOW THE COMMUTER TO RWY 22. THE COMMUTER HAD JUST TURNED ONTO TXWY R FROM TXWY P. PASSING TXWY S I LOOKED DOWN TO GET ONE OF THE NUMEROUS ACARS WX MESSAGES THAT WE RECEIVED ON EVERY OUTBOUND TAXI DURING THIS SEQUENCE. I SUDDENLY HEARD GND SAY, 'ACR X, STOP, STOP, STOP.' THE CAPT STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 22 AND I LOOKED UP TO FIND TXWY R OFF OUR R WINGTIP. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LOOKING DOWN JUST AS A TURN WAS COMING UP. I FEEL THE DISTR OF FREQUENT ACARS MESSAGES DURING TAXI OUT OR IN, POSES A REAL HAZARD TO FLCS. ON THAT SAME SEQUENCE, DURING TAXI OUT AT DFW, WE RECEIVED 5 ACARS MESSAGES DURING OUR 7 MIN TAXI OUT. NONE OF THEM HAD TO DO WITH DEP WX OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD INFLUENCE A GO/NO-GO DECISION. NONPERTINENT WX MESSAGES SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL AIRBORNE JUST AS THE DEST WX AND FLT LOG MESSAGES ARE.

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.

PIC of S80 nearly crosses the hold line for runway 22 at lga but for the controller intervention. First officer complaint of airline management policy on ACARS WX reports and their distraction to the flcs.