Taxi clearance disputed at mem, tn.

Attributes
ACN	491616
Time
Date	200011
Day	Tue
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 : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	491616
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Tower controller requested our flight to expedite off the runway, turn left and call ground. Ground controller gave us clearance to taxi and hold short of 'taxiway C.' we landed on runway 18R and exit at the high speed taxiway onto taxiway south. While taxiing the ground controller wanted to know why we did not cross 'runway 18C,' and to call the tower after we parked. The ground controller said the tower controller gave us clearance to turn left and cross 'runway 18C and hold short of taxiway C.' we did not hear that clearance, if it was given. It's possible the tower controller did not issue that clearance. It's possible he did and we missed it. It's possible the tower controller issued the clearance at a later time after we switched frequencys to ground control. In any manner 4 pilots which included a company line check airman conducting a line check, all agreed the clearance was not given or we all missed it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXI CLRNC DISPUTED AT MEM, TN.

Narrative: TWR CTLR REQUESTED OUR FLT TO EXPEDITE OFF THE RWY, TURN L AND CALL GND. GND CTLR GAVE US CLRNC TO TAXI AND HOLD SHORT OF 'TXWY C.' WE LANDED ON RWY 18R AND EXIT AT THE HIGH SPD TXWY ONTO TXWY S. WHILE TAXIING THE GND CTLR WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE DID NOT CROSS 'RWY 18C,' AND TO CALL THE TWR AFTER WE PARKED. THE GND CTLR SAID THE TWR CTLR GAVE US CLRNC TO TURN L AND CROSS 'RWY 18C AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY C.' WE DID NOT HEAR THAT CLRNC, IF IT WAS GIVEN. IT'S POSSIBLE THE TWR CTLR DID NOT ISSUE THAT CLRNC. IT'S POSSIBLE HE DID AND WE MISSED IT. IT'S POSSIBLE THE TWR CTLR ISSUED THE CLRNC AT A LATER TIME AFTER WE SWITCHED FREQS TO GND CTL. IN ANY MANNER 4 PLTS WHICH INCLUDED A COMPANY LINE CHK AIRMAN CONDUCTING A LINE CHK, ALL AGREED THE CLRNC WAS NOT GIVEN OR WE ALL MISSED IT.

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.