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A C560 flight crew taxies past the designated holding point bravo when following an air carrier MD80 at bos, ma.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 488940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Fog Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abq.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 488940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 270 |
| ASRS Report | 489011 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During taxi for departure from bos airport, we failed to stop at our assigned taxi point. We were parked on the GA ramp next to taxiway K. The ground controller told us to follow an MD80 to the bravo hold point. I was not sure where the bravo hold point was, even though I was looking at the airport diagram. Then ground cleared an airbus off our left wing to follow us, so I told the copilot to follow the MD80 while I looked for the bravo hold point. Unfortunately, the hold point was very close to where we started our taxi and the tower controller we were monitoring informed us we had missed the hold point. The tower controller switched us to another tower controller after giving us taxi instruction to runway 9. It was a mistake to ever move the aircraft without knowing exactly where we were going but I didn't want to interfere with the flow of departing nor bother a very busy ground controller. I thought I would easily find the hold point before we reached it. My effort to locate the point was slowed by me accomplishing numerous taxi checks. In the future, I won't move until all taxi instructions and clrncs are located and I am going to adjust the checklist so only the checks that 'have to be done' taxiing are accomplished. This will enable me to put 100% of my effort into taxiing. Supplemental information from acn 489011: in retrospect, I think we assumed the air carrier jet was also going to hold at the bravo hold point so we followed him and continued with the before takeoff checks instead of maintaining a watchful eye to airport markings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C560 FLC TAXIES PAST THE DESIGNATED HOLDING POINT BRAVO WHEN FOLLOWING AN ACR MD80 AT BOS, MA.
Narrative: DURING TAXI FOR DEP FROM BOS ARPT, WE FAILED TO STOP AT OUR ASSIGNED TAXI POINT. WE WERE PARKED ON THE GA RAMP NEXT TO TXWY K. THE GND CTLR TOLD US TO FOLLOW AN MD80 TO THE BRAVO HOLD POINT. I WAS NOT SURE WHERE THE BRAVO HOLD POINT WAS, EVEN THOUGH I WAS LOOKING AT THE ARPT DIAGRAM. THEN GND CLRED AN AIRBUS OFF OUR L WING TO FOLLOW US, SO I TOLD THE COPLT TO FOLLOW THE MD80 WHILE I LOOKED FOR THE BRAVO HOLD POINT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE HOLD POINT WAS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE WE STARTED OUR TAXI AND THE TWR CTLR WE WERE MONITORING INFORMED US WE HAD MISSED THE HOLD POINT. THE TWR CTLR SWITCHED US TO ANOTHER TWR CTLR AFTER GIVING US TAXI INSTRUCTION TO RWY 9. IT WAS A MISTAKE TO EVER MOVE THE ACFT WITHOUT KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE GOING BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERFERE WITH THE FLOW OF DEPARTING NOR BOTHER A VERY BUSY GND CTLR. I THOUGHT I WOULD EASILY FIND THE HOLD POINT BEFORE WE REACHED IT. MY EFFORT TO LOCATE THE POINT WAS SLOWED BY ME ACCOMPLISHING NUMEROUS TAXI CHKS. IN THE FUTURE, I WON'T MOVE UNTIL ALL TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND CLRNCS ARE LOCATED AND I AM GOING TO ADJUST THE CHKLIST SO ONLY THE CHKS THAT 'HAVE TO BE DONE' TAXIING ARE ACCOMPLISHED. THIS WILL ENABLE ME TO PUT 100% OF MY EFFORT INTO TAXIING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 489011: IN RETROSPECT, I THINK WE ASSUMED THE ACR JET WAS ALSO GOING TO HOLD AT THE BRAVO HOLD POINT SO WE FOLLOWED HIM AND CONTINUED WITH THE BEFORE TKOF CHKS INSTEAD OF MAINTAINING A WATCHFUL EYE TO ARPT MARKINGS.
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.