An SA227AC crew, taxiing at mmun, were advised by ground to give way to a B727. They slowed in antic...

Attributes
ACN	459280
Time
Date	200001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmun.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mmun.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	459280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	459279
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I operated an SA227AC in and out of cancun, mexico, twice a week under non scheduled far part 135 operations. This incident took place on jan/xa/00 at XA00. My first officer and I were taxiing from the GA terminal to the active runway 12. Upon initial contact with ground control we were given the instruction to 'taxi to runway 12, give way to the B727.' at this point I stopped my aircraft short of the parallel taxiway and began to look for a B727 to follow. The only B727 in sight was sitting at the passenger terminal and was not moving. At this point ground control could see I was stopped and added the further instruction 'B727 from the other ramp.' having arrived 30 mins prior, I remembered seeing a B727 on a cargo ramp near the arrival end of runway 12. (See included airport diagram.) I began taxiing on the parallel taxiway to runway 12. As I neared the cargo ramp closest to runway 12, I slowed, expecting to see a B727 emerging from the ramp. At this point ground control called saying, 'you did not give way to the B727 I instructed you to.' I responded 'I had no B727 in sight, and was expecting to give way to the one at the cargo ramp.' ground responded 'you were to give way to the B727 at the charter passenger terminal, we will report you to the auths.' that was the end of the incident. Neither myself nor my first officer at any time saw a B727 that was near the aircraft or that was under tow or taxiing. The B727 that I was supposed to give way to had taxied from the charter terminal and taxied behind me with no incident or loss of safety. I believe the controller's lack of proper phraseology and lack of instruction were factors relating to the event. Supplemental information from acn 459279: it should be mentioned that 1/2 way through our taxi to the active, the controller handed us over to the tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SA227AC CREW, TAXIING AT MMUN, WERE ADVISED BY GND TO GIVE WAY TO A B727. THEY SLOWED IN ANTICIPATION OF SEEING A B727, BUT SAW NO ONE NEAR THEIR ACFT TAXIING OR UNDER TOW. THEY WERE INFORMED BY THE CTLR THAT THEY WOULD BE RPTED TO THE AUTHS FOR NOT HAVING GIVEN WAY.

Narrative: I OPERATED AN SA227AC IN AND OUT OF CANCUN, MEXICO, TWICE A WK UNDER NON SCHEDULED FAR PART 135 OPS. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON JAN/XA/00 AT XA00. MY FO AND I WERE TAXIING FROM THE GA TERMINAL TO THE ACTIVE RWY 12. UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH GND CTL WE WERE GIVEN THE INSTRUCTION TO 'TAXI TO RWY 12, GIVE WAY TO THE B727.' AT THIS POINT I STOPPED MY ACFT SHORT OF THE PARALLEL TXWY AND BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A B727 TO FOLLOW. THE ONLY B727 IN SIGHT WAS SITTING AT THE PAX TERMINAL AND WAS NOT MOVING. AT THIS POINT GND CTL COULD SEE I WAS STOPPED AND ADDED THE FURTHER INSTRUCTION 'B727 FROM THE OTHER RAMP.' HAVING ARRIVED 30 MINS PRIOR, I REMEMBERED SEEING A B727 ON A CARGO RAMP NEAR THE ARR END OF RWY 12. (SEE INCLUDED ARPT DIAGRAM.) I BEGAN TAXIING ON THE PARALLEL TXWY TO RWY 12. AS I NEARED THE CARGO RAMP CLOSEST TO RWY 12, I SLOWED, EXPECTING TO SEE A B727 EMERGING FROM THE RAMP. AT THIS POINT GND CTL CALLED SAYING, 'YOU DID NOT GIVE WAY TO THE B727 I INSTRUCTED YOU TO.' I RESPONDED 'I HAD NO B727 IN SIGHT, AND WAS EXPECTING TO GIVE WAY TO THE ONE AT THE CARGO RAMP.' GND RESPONDED 'YOU WERE TO GIVE WAY TO THE B727 AT THE CHARTER PAX TERMINAL, WE WILL RPT YOU TO THE AUTHS.' THAT WAS THE END OF THE INCIDENT. NEITHER MYSELF NOR MY FO AT ANY TIME SAW A B727 THAT WAS NEAR THE ACFT OR THAT WAS UNDER TOW OR TAXIING. THE B727 THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE WAY TO HAD TAXIED FROM THE CHARTER TERMINAL AND TAXIED BEHIND ME WITH NO INCIDENT OR LOSS OF SAFETY. I BELIEVE THE CTLR'S LACK OF PROPER PHRASEOLOGY AND LACK OF INSTRUCTION WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THE EVENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 459279: IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT 1/2 WAY THROUGH OUR TAXI TO THE ACTIVE, THE CTLR HANDED US OVER TO THE TWR.

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.

An SA227AC crew, taxiing at mmun, were advised by ground to give way to a B727. They slowed in anticipation of seeing a B727, but saw no one near their aircraft taxiing or under tow. They were informed by the controller that they would be reported to the auths for not having given way.