Narrative:

Because of construction and taxiway closures, we were cleared to taxi to gate via taxiway east, runway 31 and runway 10. We were told to cross runway 25R on taxiway D, looked to my left and saw a cessna (single engine) just lifting off. Stopped our aircraft with the nose just past the hold short line. Then ground instructed us to hold short. The cessna cleared us both vertically and horizontally by about 200 ft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD82 CAPT ABRUPTLY STOPPED ACFT WHILE TAXIING INTO POSITION AFTER OBSERVING A SINGLE ENG CESSNA LIFTING OFF THE SAME RWY. THE TWR LCL CTLR THEN INSTRUCTED RPTR TO HOLD SHORT.

Narrative: BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION AND TXWY CLOSURES, WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO GATE VIA TXWY E, RWY 31 AND RWY 10. WE WERE TOLD TO CROSS RWY 25R ON TXWY D, LOOKED TO MY LEFT AND SAW A CESSNA (SINGLE ENG) JUST LIFTING OFF. STOPPED OUR ACFT WITH THE NOSE JUST PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE. THEN GND INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD SHORT. THE CESSNA CLRED US BOTH VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY BY ABOUT 200 FT.

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.