Ground conflict between 2 taxiing air carrier aircraft at lax, ca.

Attributes
ACN	491666
Time
Date	200011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	491666
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Miss Distance	horizontal : 125 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Intra Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

After landing at lax on runway 25L, tower instructed me to 'keep it rolling,' cross runway 25R on the high speed taxiway M and contact ground. After crossing runway 25R and crossing the hold line, I contacted ground while I was braking to a stop at the intersection of taxiway M and taxiway B. An air carrier B737 was proceeding east on taxiway B at a fast taxi speed and came in close pox of colliding with my aircraft. Ground controller immediately instructed me to turn right onto taxiway B and use taxiway C9. Factors contributing to this incident include: 1) night time. 2) many service vehicles on service road between taxiway B and taxiway C (many headlights). The air carrier B737 had nose taxi light on and blended in with service vehicles. 3) high taxi speed of B737 and MD80. 4) ground and tower did not expect me to arrive at the intersection of taxiway M and taxiway B as quickly as I did, or the air carrier B737 to be at that same intersection at the same time. 5) weak communication between ground and tower. 6) better visual recognition of taxiway aircraft at night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CONFLICT BTWN 2 TAXIING ACR ACFT AT LAX, CA.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT LAX ON RWY 25L, TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO 'KEEP IT ROLLING,' CROSS RWY 25R ON THE HIGH SPD TXWY M AND CONTACT GND. AFTER XING RWY 25R AND XING THE HOLD LINE, I CONTACTED GND WHILE I WAS BRAKING TO A STOP AT THE INTXN OF TXWY M AND TXWY B. AN ACR B737 WAS PROCEEDING E ON TXWY B AT A FAST TAXI SPD AND CAME IN CLOSE POX OF COLLIDING WITH MY ACFT. GND CTLR IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN R ONTO TXWY B AND USE TXWY C9. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT INCLUDE: 1) NIGHT TIME. 2) MANY SVC VEHICLES ON SVC ROAD BTWN TXWY B AND TXWY C (MANY HEADLIGHTS). THE ACR B737 HAD NOSE TAXI LIGHT ON AND BLENDED IN WITH SVC VEHICLES. 3) HIGH TAXI SPD OF B737 AND MD80. 4) GND AND TWR DID NOT EXPECT ME TO ARRIVE AT THE INTXN OF TXWY M AND TXWY B AS QUICKLY AS I DID, OR THE ACR B737 TO BE AT THAT SAME INTXN AT THE SAME TIME. 5) WEAK COM BTWN GND AND TWR. 6) BETTER VISUAL RECOGNITION OF TXWY ACFT AT NIGHT.

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.