CL65 crew had conflict with other taxiing aircraft on the ground in iah.

Attributes
ACN	484930
Time
Date	200009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	484930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

We were following an air carrier B737 on final approach. That aircraft slowed early and we were gaining on him, at which point we were instructed to slow to 160 KTS. The separation was 2 1/2 mi so we requested to land a little long to avoid wake. Tower then requested we get off at the last high speed (taxiway sf). We were on runway 27 at iah. We exited at that taxiway as instructed and before we could stop, tower instructed us to taxi taxiway sa, taxiway sc, and to contact ground control. We exited the runway ahead of where the other aircraft did, due to the longer landing and therefore we were ahead of where he was taxiing along the parallel. While he was on ground control and we were still with tower, apparently nobody was instructed to give way to the other aircraft, which I am sure we all assumed it was the other aircraft. No evasive action was necessary, however, the air carrier did stop to give way to us. Tower control was called on the telephone, and the events were discussed in a professional manner. I believe too many assumptions were made by both controllers and both aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW HAD CONFLICT WITH OTHER TAXIING ACFT ON THE GND IN IAH.

Narrative: WE WERE FOLLOWING AN ACR B737 ON FINAL APCH. THAT ACFT SLOWED EARLY AND WE WERE GAINING ON HIM, AT WHICH POINT WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO SLOW TO 160 KTS. THE SEPARATION WAS 2 1/2 MI SO WE REQUESTED TO LAND A LITTLE LONG TO AVOID WAKE. TWR THEN REQUESTED WE GET OFF AT THE LAST HIGH SPD (TXWY SF). WE WERE ON RWY 27 AT IAH. WE EXITED AT THAT TXWY AS INSTRUCTED AND BEFORE WE COULD STOP, TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI TXWY SA, TXWY SC, AND TO CONTACT GND CTL. WE EXITED THE RWY AHEAD OF WHERE THE OTHER ACFT DID, DUE TO THE LONGER LNDG AND THEREFORE WE WERE AHEAD OF WHERE HE WAS TAXIING ALONG THE PARALLEL. WHILE HE WAS ON GND CTL AND WE WERE STILL WITH TWR, APPARENTLY NOBODY WAS INSTRUCTED TO GIVE WAY TO THE OTHER ACFT, WHICH I AM SURE WE ALL ASSUMED IT WAS THE OTHER ACFT. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY, HOWEVER, THE ACR DID STOP TO GIVE WAY TO US. TWR CTL WAS CALLED ON THE TELEPHONE, AND THE EVENTS WERE DISCUSSED IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. I BELIEVE TOO MANY ASSUMPTIONS WERE MADE BY BOTH CTLRS AND BOTH ACFT.

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.