Flight crew of a cargo DC8 was cleared across parallel runway in front of a C150 on short final. The...

Attributes
ACN	385360
Time
Date	199711
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
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	Super DC-8 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 12035 flight time type : 1250
ASRS Report	385360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon clearing runway 29 (south side, air carrier runway) south ground control was contacted. We were cleared to taxi on parallel, left turn (north) on taxiway B, contact north ground (121.9) holding short of B1. Upon contacting north ground, we were cleared to taxi to and hold short of runway 27L. Due to a slight curve, I held about 30 ft short of the hold short point. After a 3-4 min delay, I was cleared to cross runway 27L, hold short of runway 27R. My eventual destination was ramp area by hangar, nearly 1 mi away. Runways 27L and 27R are closely separated parallel runways. Prior to crossing runway 27L, both first officer and I checked the final approach area. A C150 was rolling out on runway 27L, a mooney was on short final to runway 27R and another C150 was noted on left base behind the mooney. As I taxied past the hold line, I saw cessna in a turn to final. About halfway across runway 27L, it was obvious to me that cessna was definitely on a short final and lined up with runway 27L. I expedited taxi as fast as a 230000 pound aircraft could be expedited. Some 30- 40 seconds later, while holding short of runway 27R, I looked behind my left window and saw the C150 climbing out straight ahead on his go around. As we were on ground control and not tower frequency, I don't know if cessna initiated go around on his own accord or was instructed to do so by tower. I believe that this conflict arose either by miscoord between ground and tower, or the cessna may have lined up with the wrong runway, or was cleared to land on the wrong runway. Having flown into lax several times (which also has closely spaced parallel runways) I am aware of the importance of xchking actual traffic with ATC crossing clrncs. This becomes more critical with 'position and hold clrncs,' when your back is turned to landing traffic. In that case, at least I'd be on tower frequency and able to monitor landing traffic clrncs, I suggest that aircraft taxiing north of taxiway B be controled by north tower frequency until across both parallel runways and then be handed over to ground control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A CARGO DC8 WAS CLRED ACROSS PARALLEL RWY IN FRONT OF A C150 ON SHORT FINAL. THE CAPT OF THE DC8 EXPEDITED TAXI ACROSS THE RWY, BUT LATER NOTICED THAT THE C150 HAD MADE A GAR.

Narrative: UPON CLRING RWY 29 (S SIDE, ACR RWY) S GND CTL WAS CONTACTED. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI ON PARALLEL, L TURN (N) ON TXWY B, CONTACT N GND (121.9) HOLDING SHORT OF B1. UPON CONTACTING N GND, WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27L. DUE TO A SLIGHT CURVE, I HELD ABOUT 30 FT SHORT OF THE HOLD SHORT POINT. AFTER A 3-4 MIN DELAY, I WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 27L, HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R. MY EVENTUAL DEST WAS RAMP AREA BY HANGAR, NEARLY 1 MI AWAY. RWYS 27L AND 27R ARE CLOSELY SEPARATED PARALLEL RWYS. PRIOR TO XING RWY 27L, BOTH FO AND I CHKED THE FINAL APCH AREA. A C150 WAS ROLLING OUT ON RWY 27L, A MOONEY WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 27R AND ANOTHER C150 WAS NOTED ON L BASE BEHIND THE MOONEY. AS I TAXIED PAST THE HOLD LINE, I SAW CESSNA IN A TURN TO FINAL. ABOUT HALFWAY ACROSS RWY 27L, IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT CESSNA WAS DEFINITELY ON A SHORT FINAL AND LINED UP WITH RWY 27L. I EXPEDITED TAXI AS FAST AS A 230000 LB ACFT COULD BE EXPEDITED. SOME 30- 40 SECONDS LATER, WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 27R, I LOOKED BEHIND MY L WINDOW AND SAW THE C150 CLBING OUT STRAIGHT AHEAD ON HIS GAR. AS WE WERE ON GND CTL AND NOT TWR FREQ, I DON'T KNOW IF CESSNA INITIATED GAR ON HIS OWN ACCORD OR WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY TWR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CONFLICT AROSE EITHER BY MISCOORD BTWN GND AND TWR, OR THE CESSNA MAY HAVE LINED UP WITH THE WRONG RWY, OR WAS CLRED TO LAND ON THE WRONG RWY. HAVING FLOWN INTO LAX SEVERAL TIMES (WHICH ALSO HAS CLOSELY SPACED PARALLEL RWYS) I AM AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF XCHKING ACTUAL TFC WITH ATC XING CLRNCS. THIS BECOMES MORE CRITICAL WITH 'POS AND HOLD CLRNCS,' WHEN YOUR BACK IS TURNED TO LNDG TFC. IN THAT CASE, AT LEAST I'D BE ON TWR FREQ AND ABLE TO MONITOR LNDG TFC CLRNCS, I SUGGEST THAT ACFT TAXIING N OF TXWY B BE CTLED BY N TWR FREQ UNTIL ACROSS BOTH PARALLEL RWYS AND THEN BE HANDED OVER TO GND CTL.

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.

Flight crew of a cargo DC8 was cleared across parallel runway in front of a C150 on short final. The captain of the DC8 expedited taxi across the runway, but later noticed that the C150 had made a go around.