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Pilot of an small transport turboprop taxied out of parking without looking for other traffic resulting in a challenger jet taxiing to stop abruptly in order to not collide with the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431630 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Challenger Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15400 flight time type : 4200 |
| ASRS Report | 431630 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : pax4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 15 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On the ramp for 2 hours before departure, I became accustomed to traffic movement, observing that some of the aircraft were marshaled and others not. After starting the aircraft, I busied myself with plugging in a new headset. I called ground and received taxi clearance. Thinking the ramp was clear of aircraft and not expecting to be marshaled, I looked straight ahead and began to taxi -- right in front of a challenger jet that was approaching from my right. Passenger said that it was close and that they had called out to me -- I didn't hear them nor see the jet. Thanks to the quick action of the jet crew, both airplanes and my butt were spared -- this time. Why didn't I look both ways before proceeding? I felt tuned into the ramp operation, was preoccupied with a new headset. Passenger often engaged in raucous conversations and so if I did hear them I ignored their alert. Corrective actions: 1) should look both ways -- always -- before putting an aircraft in motion regardless of what I think is going on. 2) pay closer attention to passenger's signals. I sure hope that it is a long time before I do something this dumb again!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TURBOPROP TAXIED OUT OF PARKING WITHOUT LOOKING FOR OTHER TFC RESULTING IN A CHALLENGER JET TAXIING TO STOP ABRUPTLY IN ORDER TO NOT COLLIDE WITH THE RPTR.
Narrative: ON THE RAMP FOR 2 HRS BEFORE DEP, I BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO TFC MOVEMENT, OBSERVING THAT SOME OF THE ACFT WERE MARSHALED AND OTHERS NOT. AFTER STARTING THE ACFT, I BUSIED MYSELF WITH PLUGGING IN A NEW HEADSET. I CALLED GND AND RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC. THINKING THE RAMP WAS CLR OF ACFT AND NOT EXPECTING TO BE MARSHALED, I LOOKED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND BEGAN TO TAXI -- RIGHT IN FRONT OF A CHALLENGER JET THAT WAS APCHING FROM MY R. PAX SAID THAT IT WAS CLOSE AND THAT THEY HAD CALLED OUT TO ME -- I DIDN'T HEAR THEM NOR SEE THE JET. THANKS TO THE QUICK ACTION OF THE JET CREW, BOTH AIRPLANES AND MY BUTT WERE SPARED -- THIS TIME. WHY DIDN'T I LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE PROCEEDING? I FELT TUNED INTO THE RAMP OP, WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH A NEW HEADSET. PAX OFTEN ENGAGED IN RAUCOUS CONVERSATIONS AND SO IF I DID HEAR THEM I IGNORED THEIR ALERT. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) SHOULD LOOK BOTH WAYS -- ALWAYS -- BEFORE PUTTING AN ACFT IN MOTION REGARDLESS OF WHAT I THINK IS GOING ON. 2) PAY CLOSER ATTN TO PAX'S SIGNALS. I SURE HOPE THAT IT IS A LONG TIME BEFORE I DO SOMETHING THIS DUMB AGAIN!
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.