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MD80 taxiing to ramp misses taxiway and is challenged by aus ground controller as they conflict with opposite direction B727.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514001 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 : aus.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 514001 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon landing at aus, local control told arriving flight to 'exit runway 17L at taxiway left, turn right on taxiway B and hold short of taxiway K.' clearance was acknowledged as aircraft taxied up taxiway B. I began to look at taxi chart for taxiway K. First officer was completing after landing checklist (head down). While taxiing I missed the taxiway K hold short. Local controller told us to stop. Aircraft was about 200-300 ft past taxiway K. Oncoming (aircraft #2) B727 was taxiing in the opposite direction and had just passed taxiway J. Both aircraft stopped about 1000 ft from each other, but neither could turn or back up. A tug was called, the B727 (aircraft #2) was pushed back to taxiway J so the MD80 could taxi up and turn right past the B727.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 TAXIING TO RAMP MISSES TXWY AND IS CHALLENGED BY AUS GND CTLR AS THEY CONFLICT WITH OPPOSITE DIRECTION B727.
Narrative: UPON LNDG AT AUS, LCL CTL TOLD ARRIVING FLT TO 'EXIT RWY 17L AT TXWY L, TURN R ON TXWY B AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY K.' CLRNC WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS ACFT TAXIED UP TXWY B. I BEGAN TO LOOK AT TAXI CHART FOR TXWY K. FO WAS COMPLETING AFTER LNDG CHKLIST (HEAD DOWN). WHILE TAXIING I MISSED THE TXWY K HOLD SHORT. LCL CTLR TOLD US TO STOP. ACFT WAS ABOUT 200-300 FT PAST TXWY K. ONCOMING (ACFT #2) B727 WAS TAXIING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND HAD JUST PASSED TXWY J. BOTH ACFT STOPPED ABOUT 1000 FT FROM EACH OTHER, BUT NEITHER COULD TURN OR BACK UP. A TUG WAS CALLED, THE B727 (ACFT #2) WAS PUSHED BACK TO TXWY J SO THE MD80 COULD TAXI UP AND TURN RIGHT PAST THE B727.
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.