<< >> NASA ASRS Report 446442, August 1999

Captain of a DC10 stopped abruptly when observing a light twin swerving to go around the nose of his aircraft while taxiing on across taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	446442
Time
Date	199908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
ASRS Report	446442
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	446441
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 10 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiing in to our ramp, we were holding short of runway 27 behind a company airbus. He was cleared to cross, and we taxied up to his position. As I started to move up, I saw a light aircraft left and low that at first I thought was a truck. When I saw it was an aircraft, I slammed on my brakes to avoid hitting him. He swerved around me, nearly running off the taxiway, and coming so close to me that I couldn't see his wing under my nose. When told of this, ground said that he had asked the twin if there was room to get behind me, and the twin told him that there was. I doubt that there was room behind us to get by, and I know that there was no room in front of us to get by. WX was not a factor. Talking to ATC by phone, they said that the miscom was probably that the twin thought he had room behind the airbus. Nobody told me to hold for an aircraft trying to get by. The twin operator should have known he did not have room to get by.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A DC10 STOPPED ABRUPTLY WHEN OBSERVING A LIGHT TWIN SWERVING TO GO AROUND THE NOSE OF HIS ACFT WHILE TAXIING ON ACROSS TXWY.

Narrative: TAXIING IN TO OUR RAMP, WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 27 BEHIND A COMPANY AIRBUS. HE WAS CLRED TO CROSS, AND WE TAXIED UP TO HIS POS. AS I STARTED TO MOVE UP, I SAW A LIGHT ACFT L AND LOW THAT AT FIRST I THOUGHT WAS A TRUCK. WHEN I SAW IT WAS AN ACFT, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING HIM. HE SWERVED AROUND ME, NEARLY RUNNING OFF THE TXWY, AND COMING SO CLOSE TO ME THAT I COULDN'T SEE HIS WING UNDER MY NOSE. WHEN TOLD OF THIS, GND SAID THAT HE HAD ASKED THE TWIN IF THERE WAS ROOM TO GET BEHIND ME, AND THE TWIN TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS. I DOUBT THAT THERE WAS ROOM BEHIND US TO GET BY, AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO ROOM IN FRONT OF US TO GET BY. WX WAS NOT A FACTOR. TALKING TO ATC BY PHONE, THEY SAID THAT THE MISCOM WAS PROBABLY THAT THE TWIN THOUGHT HE HAD ROOM BEHIND THE AIRBUS. NOBODY TOLD ME TO HOLD FOR AN ACFT TRYING TO GET BY. THE TWIN OPERATOR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN HE DID NOT HAVE ROOM TO GET BY.

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.