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A private EMB120 flight crew is troubled with communication problems at a temporary ATCT facility for taxi sequence at clayton county, tara airport, 4a7, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 504490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 4a7.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 504490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Facility |
Narrative:
I called ground and was told to taxi and hold on the parallel. Where we were sitting was confusing of where to call the tower. I called ground 3 times to find out where we were in line. I didn't get a response and switched to tower. A king air 1900 was flashing his landing lights and people were going in front of him so we continued as he was flashing us. The person in copilot's seat was trying to call ground as I was trying to call tower and the 1900 never moved, so we taxied up. In our parking area that we were at was confusing about where to call tower. We were 1 of 4 planes in that parking area, so when we taxied up we were #2 for the hold short line. We called the controller when we got home and he said he could see how it would be confusing. We said sorry and he said ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT EMB120 FLC IS TROUBLED WITH COM PROBS AT A TEMPORARY ATCT FACILITY FOR TAXI SEQUENCE AT CLAYTON COUNTY, TARA ARPT, 4A7, GA.
Narrative: I CALLED GND AND WAS TOLD TO TAXI AND HOLD ON THE PARALLEL. WHERE WE WERE SITTING WAS CONFUSING OF WHERE TO CALL THE TWR. I CALLED GND 3 TIMES TO FIND OUT WHERE WE WERE IN LINE. I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE AND SWITCHED TO TWR. A KING AIR 1900 WAS FLASHING HIS LNDG LIGHTS AND PEOPLE WERE GOING IN FRONT OF HIM SO WE CONTINUED AS HE WAS FLASHING US. THE PERSON IN COPLT'S SEAT WAS TRYING TO CALL GND AS I WAS TRYING TO CALL TWR AND THE 1900 NEVER MOVED, SO WE TAXIED UP. IN OUR PARKING AREA THAT WE WERE AT WAS CONFUSING ABOUT WHERE TO CALL TWR. WE WERE 1 OF 4 PLANES IN THAT PARKING AREA, SO WHEN WE TAXIED UP WE WERE #2 FOR THE HOLD SHORT LINE. WE CALLED THE CTLR WHEN WE GOT HOME AND HE SAID HE COULD SEE HOW IT WOULD BE CONFUSING. WE SAID SORRY AND HE SAID OK.
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.