<< >> NASA ASRS Report 427640, February 1999

A taxiing S80 crosses in front of another taxiing aircraft when he was supposed to hold short for that aircraft. A night operation at stl, mo.

Attributes
ACN	427640
Time
Date	199902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
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
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	427640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

At stl taxiing northwest onto taxiway a at taxiway B1. Another aircraft started moving from the holding area 'ag' towards the ramp and turns his taxi light on. Ground told us to hold at taxiway B for traffic. I called traffic in sight, assuming ground meant traffic at taxiway G. At this time, our nose was in the middle of the intersection at taxiway B2 and we were stopping. Heretofore unseen traffic crossing runway 30L at taxiway B blasts us with his taxi lights as we slow and cross in front of him. Ground said we were to hold short of taxiway B2. I only heard the taxiway B, not taxiway B2. Did not see taxiway designator for taxiway B, nor did I see taxiway B crossing traffic until he turned his lights on. Recommend that moving traffic turn lights on early so they are more visible. More familiarity with stl ground traffic and taxiway patterns would also be a plus. We continue to maximize our vigilance and learn from these sits in order to minimize these occurrences in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TAXIING S80 CROSSES IN FRONT OF ANOTHER TAXIING ACFT WHEN HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD SHORT FOR THAT ACFT. A NIGHT OP AT STL, MO.

Narrative: AT STL TAXIING NW ONTO TXWY A AT TXWY B1. ANOTHER ACFT STARTED MOVING FROM THE HOLDING AREA 'AG' TOWARDS THE RAMP AND TURNS HIS TAXI LIGHT ON. GND TOLD US TO HOLD AT TXWY B FOR TFC. I CALLED TFC IN SIGHT, ASSUMING GND MEANT TFC AT TXWY G. AT THIS TIME, OUR NOSE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTXN AT TXWY B2 AND WE WERE STOPPING. HERETOFORE UNSEEN TFC XING RWY 30L AT TXWY B BLASTS US WITH HIS TAXI LIGHTS AS WE SLOW AND CROSS IN FRONT OF HIM. GND SAID WE WERE TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY B2. I ONLY HEARD THE TXWY B, NOT TXWY B2. DID NOT SEE TXWY DESIGNATOR FOR TXWY B, NOR DID I SEE TXWY B XING TFC UNTIL HE TURNED HIS LIGHTS ON. RECOMMEND THAT MOVING TFC TURN LIGHTS ON EARLY SO THEY ARE MORE VISIBLE. MORE FAMILIARITY WITH STL GND TFC AND TXWY PATTERNS WOULD ALSO BE A PLUS. WE CONTINUE TO MAXIMIZE OUR VIGILANCE AND LEARN FROM THESE SITS IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THESE OCCURRENCES IN THE FUTURE.

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.