A B767-200 and an S80 almost collide as they are taxiing to the same runway in a night operation at ...

Attributes
ACN	401808
Time
Date	199805
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
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
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	401808
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Dfw ground. Location: departure end of runway 17R. On taxi out, captain asked first officer to inform ground control that we had not received our closeout. Ground responded and asked us to taxi via taxiway K, taxiway ef to runway 17R. At the approach end of the runway, I noticed another air carrier's S80 coming fast, paralleling our course and then turned into us. I immediately told the captain to look out for the S80 on our left. After an abrupt stop we continued. It was obvious that east ground and west ground had not coordination as to who was to give way at the departure end of the runway. Further, it was obvious that the other aircraft crew had their heads inside the airplane. There is no doubt that they would have taxied into our aircraft had we not flashed our lights even after stopping.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-200 AND AN S80 ALMOST COLLIDE AS THEY ARE TAXIING TO THE SAME RWY IN A NIGHT OP AT DFW.

Narrative: DFW GND. LOCATION: DEP END OF RWY 17R. ON TAXI OUT, CAPT ASKED FO TO INFORM GND CTL THAT WE HAD NOT RECEIVED OUR CLOSEOUT. GND RESPONDED AND ASKED US TO TAXI VIA TXWY K, TXWY EF TO RWY 17R. AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY, I NOTICED ANOTHER ACR'S S80 COMING FAST, PARALLELING OUR COURSE AND THEN TURNED INTO US. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE CAPT TO LOOK OUT FOR THE S80 ON OUR L. AFTER AN ABRUPT STOP WE CONTINUED. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT E GND AND W GND HAD NOT COORD AS TO WHO WAS TO GIVE WAY AT THE DEP END OF THE RWY. FURTHER, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE OTHER ACFT CREW HAD THEIR HEADS INSIDE THE AIRPLANE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TAXIED INTO OUR ACFT HAD WE NOT FLASHED OUR LIGHTS EVEN AFTER STOPPING.

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.

A B767-200 and an S80 almost collide as they are taxiing to the same runway in a night operation at dfw.