Near ground collision when a taxiing atx cargo aircraft passes 50 ft in front of an air carrier jet ...

Attributes
ACN	544739
Time
Date	200204
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ric.tower
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
Person 1
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	544739
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

At richmond international airport, I was taxiing out for departure on my daily freight run to ZZZ. I had received clearance to taxi to runway 20 (I was not given a specific taxi route). My point of origin on the airport was the FBO ramp which is at the south end of the field. Richmond international has 2 parallel txwys that run north/south along runways 2/20, txwys a and U. Normally when taxiing from FBO, I take a right on taxiway G and then left on taxiway U, when proceeding to runway 20 because taxiway a does not extend all the way south to taxiway G. On this particular day, taxiway G was closed, so I proceeded further north to taxiway F and took a right to get to the parallel txwys. Since I normally taxi northbound on taxiway U, and since I was not given instructions to taxi on taxiway a, I crossed taxiway a and made the left on taxiway U. At the next intersection (taxiway east) a jet (MD80?) was clearing runway 20 and was cleared by the ground controller to taxi to the gate without any warning to give way to me or for me to give way to him. By the time I realized there was going to be a conflict it was too late to stop. I passed approximately 50 ft in front of the jet. The pilot of the jet expressed his displeasure at the near miss to the ground controller, whose response leads me to believe that he was not aware of the potential conflict. Either the ground controller forgot about me or was expecting me to be on the other parallel taxiway when he cleared the jet to the gate. I think the major factors were the lack of specific instructions regarding which parallel taxiway I should have used and the ground controller's loss of awareness regarding my position as I taxied to runway 20. Also, (although not related or contributing to this event) the current airport diagram for ric in the northeast-3 terminal procedure charts does not accurately depict the taxiway layout with regards to txwys a and U.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NEAR GND COLLISION WHEN A TAXIING ATX CARGO ACFT PASSES 50 FT IN FRONT OF AN ACR JET JUST TURNING OFF RWY 20 ONTO TXWY E AT RIC, VA.

Narrative: AT RICHMOND INTL ARPT, I WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEP ON MY DAILY FREIGHT RUN TO ZZZ. I HAD RECEIVED CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 20 (I WAS NOT GIVEN A SPECIFIC TAXI RTE). MY POINT OF ORIGIN ON THE ARPT WAS THE FBO RAMP WHICH IS AT THE S END OF THE FIELD. RICHMOND INTL HAS 2 PARALLEL TXWYS THAT RUN N/S ALONG RWYS 2/20, TXWYS A AND U. NORMALLY WHEN TAXIING FROM FBO, I TAKE A R ON TXWY G AND THEN L ON TXWY U, WHEN PROCEEDING TO RWY 20 BECAUSE TXWY A DOES NOT EXTEND ALL THE WAY S TO TXWY G. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, TXWY G WAS CLOSED, SO I PROCEEDED FURTHER N TO TXWY F AND TOOK A R TO GET TO THE PARALLEL TXWYS. SINCE I NORMALLY TAXI NBOUND ON TXWY U, AND SINCE I WAS NOT GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI ON TXWY A, I CROSSED TXWY A AND MADE THE L ON TXWY U. AT THE NEXT INTXN (TXWY E) A JET (MD80?) WAS CLRING RWY 20 AND WAS CLRED BY THE GND CTLR TO TAXI TO THE GATE WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO GIVE WAY TO ME OR FOR ME TO GIVE WAY TO HIM. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CONFLICT IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP. I PASSED APPROX 50 FT IN FRONT OF THE JET. THE PLT OF THE JET EXPRESSED HIS DISPLEASURE AT THE NEAR MISS TO THE GND CTLR, WHOSE RESPONSE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT. EITHER THE GND CTLR FORGOT ABOUT ME OR WAS EXPECTING ME TO BE ON THE OTHER PARALLEL TXWY WHEN HE CLRED THE JET TO THE GATE. I THINK THE MAJOR FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING WHICH PARALLEL TXWY I SHOULD HAVE USED AND THE GND CTLR'S LOSS OF AWARENESS REGARDING MY POS AS I TAXIED TO RWY 20. ALSO, (ALTHOUGH NOT RELATED OR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EVENT) THE CURRENT ARPT DIAGRAM FOR RIC IN THE NE-3 TERMINAL PROC CHARTS DOES NOT ACCURATELY DEPICT THE TXWY LAYOUT WITH REGARDS TO TXWYS A AND U.

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.

Near ground collision when a taxiing atx cargo aircraft passes 50 ft in front of an air carrier jet just turning off runway 20 onto taxiway east at ric, va.