A DC10-30 flight crew exited the active runway and were nose to nose with another DC10 at mem.

Attributes
ACN	447804
Time
Date	199908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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 30F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	447804
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Customary procedure is to tell approach control what 'ramp entry point' you're going to use. They pass it to ground control. As this was our 'home base,' but I was going to a gate I hadn't been to for at least 6 months, I picked the wrong entry point, even though it was the one closest to our gate. As a result, we ended up nose-to-nose with another aircraft as they were crossing an active runway. Luckily I noticed the conflict developing and asked ground control who was giving way. They were none-too-happy that we'd 'lied' to them about our entry point, but as there was no blocked taxiway and we were able to follow the other aircraft, it was a short 'event' with no major consequences. Point learned was that after a 6 hour late-afternoon to early am (in the time zone we started in) flight, vigilance is the key.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-30 FLC EXITED THE ACTIVE RWY AND WERE NOSE TO NOSE WITH ANOTHER DC10 AT MEM.

Narrative: CUSTOMARY PROC IS TO TELL APCH CTL WHAT 'RAMP ENTRY POINT' YOU'RE GOING TO USE. THEY PASS IT TO GND CTL. AS THIS WAS OUR 'HOME BASE,' BUT I WAS GOING TO A GATE I HADN'T BEEN TO FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, I PICKED THE WRONG ENTRY POINT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE ONE CLOSEST TO OUR GATE. AS A RESULT, WE ENDED UP NOSE-TO-NOSE WITH ANOTHER ACFT AS THEY WERE XING AN ACTIVE RWY. LUCKILY I NOTICED THE CONFLICT DEVELOPING AND ASKED GND CTL WHO WAS GIVING WAY. THEY WERE NONE-TOO-HAPPY THAT WE'D 'LIED' TO THEM ABOUT OUR ENTRY POINT, BUT AS THERE WAS NO BLOCKED TXWY AND WE WERE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE OTHER ACFT, IT WAS A SHORT 'EVENT' WITH NO MAJOR CONSEQUENCES. POINT LEARNED WAS THAT AFTER A 6 HR LATE-AFTERNOON TO EARLY AM (IN THE TIME ZONE WE STARTED IN) FLT, VIGILANCE IS THE KEY.

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.