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PIC of taxiing B727 turns the wrong way out of ramp, in deviation from clearance from ground control, and creates a near wingtip strike on a B737 holding for the exited gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364882 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 364882 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In sum: air carrier B737 was taxiing into msp at night, but his gate was occupied by another air carrier B727. The B737 was taxied to a position facing the occupied gate, awaiting the B727's departure. When the B727 had finished the pushback from the gate, ground control issued a left turn away from the gate and away from the B737. Instead, the B727 made a right turn towards the B737 who was now in motion, anticipating the taxi to the cleared gate. Repeated commands from ground and repeated taxi light flashing to the B727 was for naught. They failed to move over or even to acknowledge the presence of the B737, now stopped. The wingtip of the taxiing B727 missed the B737 cockpit by 10 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF TAXIING B727 TURNS THE WRONG WAY OUT OF RAMP, IN DEV FROM CLRNC FROM GND CTL, AND CREATES A NEAR WINGTIP STRIKE ON A B737 HOLDING FOR THE EXITED GATE.
Narrative: IN SUM: ACR B737 WAS TAXIING INTO MSP AT NIGHT, BUT HIS GATE WAS OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER ACR B727. THE B737 WAS TAXIED TO A POS FACING THE OCCUPIED GATE, AWAITING THE B727'S DEP. WHEN THE B727 HAD FINISHED THE PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE, GND CTL ISSUED A L TURN AWAY FROM THE GATE AND AWAY FROM THE B737. INSTEAD, THE B727 MADE A R TURN TOWARDS THE B737 WHO WAS NOW IN MOTION, ANTICIPATING THE TAXI TO THE CLRED GATE. REPEATED COMMANDS FROM GND AND REPEATED TAXI LIGHT FLASHING TO THE B727 WAS FOR NAUGHT. THEY FAILED TO MOVE OVER OR EVEN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRESENCE OF THE B737, NOW STOPPED. THE WINGTIP OF THE TAXIING B727 MISSED THE B737 COCKPIT BY 10 FT.
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.