Narrative:

While taxiing to our gate, ground control said, 'clear to the gate, report passing gate, air carrier Y jet waiting to push back.' at the entrance to the alley, I saw that the jet had already started to push back. I told ground 'it looks like the jet has pulled out but I still have room to get around him.' ground acknowledged. I assumed the crew of the jet also heard. I observed that I had plenty of room to pass on the right, as he was coming from a gate on the right side of the alley and there were no jets at gates on the left side. As I passed with an estimated 75 ft clearance on the right and 20 ft to the red line on the left (over 100 ft to obstacles), my first officer observed the closest wing walker yelling at us. After shutting down at our gate, I was met by the air carrier Y lead ramp agent and supervisor. They expressed to me that by deviating from the yellow line I was endangering ground personnel. I pointed out that I was aware of the clrncs and nobody was at risk, and I wasn't required to stay on the line, especially at an uncontrolled area. 1) ground crews should be reminded that if a danger is perceived, they should give the stop sign, not yell curses. 2) given the amount of traffic and narrow alleys in mia, maybe some form of ramp control is needed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND WING WALKER AND SUPVR CONFRONTED THE FLC OF AN ACR TURBOPROP, AFTER PARKING, THAT THEY HAD GONE OVER THE YELLOW CTRLINE TAXIING BEHIND AN ACR JET BEING PUSHED BACK ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF THE WING WALKER.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO OUR GATE, GND CTL SAID, 'CLR TO THE GATE, RPT PASSING GATE, ACR Y JET WAITING TO PUSH BACK.' AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ALLEY, I SAW THAT THE JET HAD ALREADY STARTED TO PUSH BACK. I TOLD GND 'IT LOOKS LIKE THE JET HAS PULLED OUT BUT I STILL HAVE ROOM TO GET AROUND HIM.' GND ACKNOWLEDGED. I ASSUMED THE CREW OF THE JET ALSO HEARD. I OBSERVED THAT I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO PASS ON THE R, AS HE WAS COMING FROM A GATE ON THE R SIDE OF THE ALLEY AND THERE WERE NO JETS AT GATES ON THE L SIDE. AS I PASSED WITH AN ESTIMATED 75 FT CLRNC ON THE R AND 20 FT TO THE RED LINE ON THE L (OVER 100 FT TO OBSTACLES), MY FO OBSERVED THE CLOSEST WING WALKER YELLING AT US. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AT OUR GATE, I WAS MET BY THE ACR Y LEAD RAMP AGENT AND SUPVR. THEY EXPRESSED TO ME THAT BY DEVIATING FROM THE YELLOW LINE I WAS ENDANGERING GND PERSONNEL. I POINTED OUT THAT I WAS AWARE OF THE CLRNCS AND NOBODY WAS AT RISK, AND I WASN'T REQUIRED TO STAY ON THE LINE, ESPECIALLY AT AN UNCTLED AREA. 1) GND CREWS SHOULD BE REMINDED THAT IF A DANGER IS PERCEIVED, THEY SHOULD GIVE THE STOP SIGN, NOT YELL CURSES. 2) GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TFC AND NARROW ALLEYS IN MIA, MAYBE SOME FORM OF RAMP CTL IS NEEDED.

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.