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MD88 captain stopped taxi out to avoid an air carrier CL65 taxiing toward them from the opposite direction on the same taxiway. The CL65 flight crew maneuvered around the MD88 and continued on. Ramp controller had not issued a TA of the conflicting CL65.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531208 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 1650 |
| ASRS Report | 531208 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Taxiing out of cvg ramp, we were switched from ramp tower X to ramp tower Y for taxi clearance wbound to spot X. Y ramp cleared us to spot X via the north line. My attention was directed primarily forward and to the right to see the activity on the north ramp as well as aircraft that may be approaching from terminals. Passing the intersection of taxiway F, we saw an rj headed at us northbound on taxiway F and now in very close proximity. At this point, I stopped our aircraft and the other plane altered course to his left to avoid hitting us. His right wing came an estimated 20 ft from our aircraft. Ramp tower Y never gave us this traffic as an advisory, nor was he on the usual ramp Y frequency. Add to this the fact that normal traffic flow on taxiway F is sbound only, so we were not anticipating seeing anyone from that direction. The situation was ripe for a bad outcome. Contributing factors: anticipation of a normal traffic flow and directing our attention to those areas. Not getting TA from ramp Y controllers. Other aircraft transitioning ramp and not being on correct frequency. In the future: trust, but verify, and proceed accordingly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 CAPT STOPPED TAXI OUT TO AVOID AN ACR CL65 TAXIING TOWARD THEM FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE SAME TXWY. THE CL65 FLC MANEUVERED AROUND THE MD88 AND CONTINUED ON. RAMP CTLR HAD NOT ISSUED A TA OF THE CONFLICTING CL65.
Narrative: TAXIING OUT OF CVG RAMP, WE WERE SWITCHED FROM RAMP TWR X TO RAMP TWR Y FOR TAXI CLRNC WBOUND TO SPOT X. Y RAMP CLRED US TO SPOT X VIA THE N LINE. MY ATTN WAS DIRECTED PRIMARILY FORWARD AND TO THE R TO SEE THE ACTIVITY ON THE N RAMP AS WELL AS ACFT THAT MAY BE APCHING FROM TERMINALS. PASSING THE INTXN OF TXWY F, WE SAW AN RJ HEADED AT US NBOUND ON TXWY F AND NOW IN VERY CLOSE PROX. AT THIS POINT, I STOPPED OUR ACFT AND THE OTHER PLANE ALTERED COURSE TO HIS L TO AVOID HITTING US. HIS R WING CAME AN ESTIMATED 20 FT FROM OUR ACFT. RAMP TWR Y NEVER GAVE US THIS TFC AS AN ADVISORY, NOR WAS HE ON THE USUAL RAMP Y FREQ. ADD TO THIS THE FACT THAT NORMAL TFC FLOW ON TXWY F IS SBOUND ONLY, SO WE WERE NOT ANTICIPATING SEEING ANYONE FROM THAT DIRECTION. THE SIT WAS RIPE FOR A BAD OUTCOME. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ANTICIPATION OF A NORMAL TFC FLOW AND DIRECTING OUR ATTN TO THOSE AREAS. NOT GETTING TA FROM RAMP Y CTLRS. OTHER ACFT TRANSITIONING RAMP AND NOT BEING ON CORRECT FREQ. IN THE FUTURE: TRUST, BUT VERIFY, AND PROCEED ACCORDINGLY.
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.