Flight crew has near collision with taxiing aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	439712
Time
Date	199906
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8400
ASRS Report	439712
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Landed phl runway 27L. When we cleared, were told to hold short of runway 27R at taxiway M. While holding at taxiway M, we were cleared to cross runway 27R without delay, traffic short final, contact ground .9 on the other side. I noticed traffic was on very short final, but I knew I could safely cross if I hustled, pushed the power up and crossed the runway quickly. I was looking back at the traffic on short final when out of the corner of my eye I saw something right in front of us was an rj. I stepped on the brakes pretty aggressively and avoided hitting the other plane. I was quite angry at the lack of safety in the situation and would never have crossed if I knew the rj would have been there. Unhappy with the situation, I called the ATC supervisor and was told that the rj was supposed to give way to us. Safety in this situation could have been compromised far more if the txwys would have been contaminated. Vigilance to taxi instructions must be maintained all the way to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC HAS NEAR COLLISION WITH TAXIING ACFT.

Narrative: LANDED PHL RWY 27L. WHEN WE CLRED, WERE TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R AT TXWY M. WHILE HOLDING AT TXWY M, WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 27R WITHOUT DELAY, TFC SHORT FINAL, CONTACT GND .9 ON THE OTHER SIDE. I NOTICED TFC WAS ON VERY SHORT FINAL, BUT I KNEW I COULD SAFELY CROSS IF I HUSTLED, PUSHED THE PWR UP AND CROSSED THE RWY QUICKLY. I WAS LOOKING BACK AT THE TFC ON SHORT FINAL WHEN OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW SOMETHING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US WAS AN RJ. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY AND AVOIDED HITTING THE OTHER PLANE. I WAS QUITE ANGRY AT THE LACK OF SAFETY IN THE SIT AND WOULD NEVER HAVE CROSSED IF I KNEW THE RJ WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE. UNHAPPY WITH THE SIT, I CALLED THE ATC SUPVR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RJ WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE WAY TO US. SAFETY IN THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED FAR MORE IF THE TXWYS WOULD HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED. VIGILANCE TO TAXI INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE MAINTAINED ALL THE WAY TO THE GATE.

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.