E120 crew was told to give way to an aircraft taxiing in a ramp area. He gave way to the wrong aircr...

Attributes
ACN	506520
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
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 last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	506520
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Taxiing out of ramp area contacted ground control for taxi clearance. Ground instructed to taxi via taxiway M to runway 27R give way to aircraft into ramp (the one we were exiting). I saw an aircraft that I thought was our traffic that was halfway in the ramp. I taxied onto the taxiway and was instructed that I didn't give way to the traffic assigned. I did not notice the traffic far down the taxiway at night and vision being blocked by the aircraft I thought we were assigned give way to. There was no danger of an incursion. We were issued a new taxi clearance and continued the taxi without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E120 CREW WAS TOLD TO GIVE WAY TO AN ACFT TAXIING IN A RAMP AREA. HE GAVE WAY TO THE WRONG ACFT.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT OF RAMP AREA CONTACTED GND CTL FOR TAXI CLRNC. GND INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA TXWY M TO RWY 27R GIVE WAY TO ACFT INTO RAMP (THE ONE WE WERE EXITING). I SAW AN ACFT THAT I THOUGHT WAS OUR TFC THAT WAS HALFWAY IN THE RAMP. I TAXIED ONTO THE TXWY AND WAS INSTRUCTED THAT I DIDN'T GIVE WAY TO THE TFC ASSIGNED. I DID NOT NOTICE THE TFC FAR DOWN THE TXWY AT NIGHT AND VISION BEING BLOCKED BY THE ACFT I THOUGHT WE WERE ASSIGNED GIVE WAY TO. THERE WAS NO DANGER OF AN INCURSION. WE WERE ISSUED A NEW TAXI CLRNC AND CONTINUED THE TAXI WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.

E120 crew was told to give way to an aircraft taxiing in a ramp area. He gave way to the wrong aircraft.