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Captain of a B737-500 taxiied wide to avoid another aircraft in the adjacent gate to the one in which he was going to park, resulting in his wing protruding over the non-movement area and edge of active runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 495620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bur.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time type : 304 |
| ASRS Report | 495624 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 494796 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : ramp excursion : taxiway incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 33 in bur, we were cleared to cross runway 26 and taxi to gate xa. As I was taxiing to the gate, I steered slightly to the right to ensure our left wingtip was clear of the tail of an aircraft parked at xb. As we parked, tower informed us to give them a call. The tower person informed me that as I steered to the right to avoid the aircraft at xb, the right wing of our aircraft extended into the non movement area that borders the ramp and runway 15/33. Supplemental information from acn 494796: the situation involved no aircraft arriving or departing runway 33. In hindsight, I realize that the bravo gates at bur present a difficult and potentially dangerous situation, especially if unfamiliar crews are taxiing. It is marked on our commercial chart pages, but I firmly believe that more effective procedures should be established between the bur tower and aircraft parking and departing from the bravo gates.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B737-500 TAXIIED WIDE TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT IN THE ADJACENT GATE TO THE ONE IN WHICH HE WAS GOING TO PARK, RESULTING IN HIS WING PROTRUDING OVER THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA AND EDGE OF ACTIVE RWY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 33 IN BUR, WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 26 AND TAXI TO GATE XA. AS I WAS TAXIING TO THE GATE, I STEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE R TO ENSURE OUR L WINGTIP WAS CLR OF THE TAIL OF AN ACFT PARKED AT XB. AS WE PARKED, TWR INFORMED US TO GIVE THEM A CALL. THE TWR PERSON INFORMED ME THAT AS I STEERED TO THE R TO AVOID THE ACFT AT XB, THE R WING OF OUR ACFT EXTENDED INTO THE NON MOVEMENT AREA THAT BORDERS THE RAMP AND RWY 15/33. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 494796: THE SIT INVOLVED NO ACFT ARRIVING OR DEPARTING RWY 33. IN HINDSIGHT, I REALIZE THAT THE BRAVO GATES AT BUR PRESENT A DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SIT, ESPECIALLY IF UNFAMILIAR CREWS ARE TAXIING. IT IS MARKED ON OUR COMMERCIAL CHART PAGES, BUT I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MORE EFFECTIVE PROCS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED BTWN THE BUR TWR AND ACFT PARKING AND DEPARTING FROM THE BRAVO GATES.
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.