<< >> NASA ASRS Report 528035, October 2001

PA44 training flight is instructed to hold short of taxiway for opposite direction traffic during taxi in. Aircraft Y taxied by and reporter started taxiing only to then be stopped by controller for another aircraft which was the original aircraft controller had in mind when giving the hold short instructions.

Attributes
ACN	528035
Time
Date	200110
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : day.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : crg.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 570 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	528035
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert controller : separated traffic none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing runway 23 at craig municipal, I was instructed to exit at the end and contact ground 121.8. I did so and ground instructed me to taxi on 'a' and hold short of 'D.' ground said there will be opposite direction traffic (implying one aircraft only) taxiing into a local FBO. I followed the controller's instructions and held short of taxiway D. After I saw opposite direction traffic taxiing. At this point tower screamed at me and said I was supposed to hold short of taxiway D for opposite direction traffic. I responded I had complied with his instructions and the traffic had already turned in to the FBO. He said that was not the traffic, and there was an aircraft taxiing opposite direction. He told me to taxi in to the FBO and hold short of taxiway a for opposite traffic. I complied with his instructions and was then told to phone tower upon returning to my flight school. It is important to note that taxiway a is a 90 degree curving and blind taxiway. The only traffic I could and did observe on taxiway a was the first aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA44 TRAINING FLT IS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY FOR OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC DURING TAXI IN. ACFT Y TAXIED BY AND RPTR STARTED TAXIING ONLY TO THEN BE STOPPED BY CTLR FOR ANOTHER ACFT WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL ACFT CTLR HAD IN MIND WHEN GIVING THE HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG RWY 23 AT CRAIG MUNICIPAL, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXIT AT THE END AND CONTACT GND 121.8. I DID SO AND GND INSTRUCTED ME TO TAXI ON 'A' AND HOLD SHORT OF 'D.' GND SAID THERE WILL BE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC (IMPLYING ONE ACFT ONLY) TAXIING INTO A LCL FBO. I FOLLOWED THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS AND HELD SHORT OF TXWY D. AFTER I SAW OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC TAXIING. AT THIS POINT TWR SCREAMED AT ME AND SAID I WAS SUPPOSED TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY D FOR OPPOSITE DIRECTION TFC. I RESPONDED I HAD COMPLIED WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND THE TFC HAD ALREADY TURNED IN TO THE FBO. HE SAID THAT WAS NOT THE TFC, AND THERE WAS AN ACFT TAXIING OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE TOLD ME TO TAXI IN TO THE FBO AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY A FOR OPPOSITE TFC. I COMPLIED WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND WAS THEN TOLD TO PHONE TWR UPON RETURNING TO MY FLT SCHOOL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TXWY A IS A 90 DEG CURVING AND BLIND TXWY. THE ONLY TFC I COULD AND DID OBSERVE ON TXWY A WAS THE FIRST ACFT.

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.