SF34 crew and an MD80 almost collided on taxi in at iad.

Attributes
ACN	557267
Time
Date	200208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad.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
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	557267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My schedule that day was to fly from phl airport to iad airport, arrive at XA00. We departed early next morning at XH00. The flight was delayed due to WX in the boston area. I did not depart phl until XA30. The first officer flying with me stated this was his 4TH time doing this type of overnight. He stated to me that 2 nights before that, dispatch had him and another captain fly up to another airport to get another airplane. He stated he only had 2 hours of sleep that night. He also stated to me he felt like he was suffering from effects of lack of sleep. He said he cannot sleep during the day. The flight to iad was uneventful. I, as captain, was flying. It is air carrier policy that PNF handles all radio traffic. We landed on runway 19R and air carrier Y MD80 landed on runway 12. The airport at that time of night has both local control and ground covered by 1 person. I was told to taxi and hold short of the ramp and contact ramp control. My first officer thought he was talking to the ramp control -- instead he was talking to air carrier Z operations who does not control the ramp area. The air carrier Z operations told us to taxi into the ramp area. My first officer, thinking it was the ramp control, responded back to him. Meanwhile, the air carrier Y MD80 looked like he was holding for me to get by. I started to taxi into the ramp area. The air carrier Y jet, who was at my 2 O'clock position, started to taxi in. We both saw each other and I was able to get around him. At no time did the aircraft touch each other or put the passenger in any danger. The problem at iad is 1 controller doing 2 jobs. The other is with the flight delayed and my first officer tired for lack of sleep. Our air carrier does not understand how lack of proper rest effects the flight crew. This is not the first time this has happened. The air carrier Z operations should not clear aircraft into the ramp area. Iad airport should have more controllers working that late at night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF34 CREW AND AN MD80 ALMOST COLLIDED ON TAXI IN AT IAD.

Narrative: MY SCHEDULE THAT DAY WAS TO FLY FROM PHL ARPT TO IAD ARPT, ARRIVE AT XA00. WE DEPARTED EARLY NEXT MORNING AT XH00. THE FLT WAS DELAYED DUE TO WX IN THE BOSTON AREA. I DID NOT DEPART PHL UNTIL XA30. THE FO FLYING WITH ME STATED THIS WAS HIS 4TH TIME DOING THIS TYPE OF OVERNIGHT. HE STATED TO ME THAT 2 NIGHTS BEFORE THAT, DISPATCH HAD HIM AND ANOTHER CAPT FLY UP TO ANOTHER ARPT TO GET ANOTHER AIRPLANE. HE STATED HE ONLY HAD 2 HRS OF SLEEP THAT NIGHT. HE ALSO STATED TO ME HE FELT LIKE HE WAS SUFFERING FROM EFFECTS OF LACK OF SLEEP. HE SAID HE CANNOT SLEEP DURING THE DAY. THE FLT TO IAD WAS UNEVENTFUL. I, AS CAPT, WAS FLYING. IT IS ACR POLICY THAT PNF HANDLES ALL RADIO TFC. WE LANDED ON RWY 19R AND ACR Y MD80 LANDED ON RWY 12. THE ARPT AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT HAS BOTH LCL CTL AND GND COVERED BY 1 PERSON. I WAS TOLD TO TAXI AND HOLD SHORT OF THE RAMP AND CONTACT RAMP CTL. MY FO THOUGHT HE WAS TALKING TO THE RAMP CTL -- INSTEAD HE WAS TALKING TO ACR Z OPS WHO DOES NOT CTL THE RAMP AREA. THE ACR Z OPS TOLD US TO TAXI INTO THE RAMP AREA. MY FO, THINKING IT WAS THE RAMP CTL, RESPONDED BACK TO HIM. MEANWHILE, THE ACR Y MD80 LOOKED LIKE HE WAS HOLDING FOR ME TO GET BY. I STARTED TO TAXI INTO THE RAMP AREA. THE ACR Y JET, WHO WAS AT MY 2 O'CLOCK POS, STARTED TO TAXI IN. WE BOTH SAW EACH OTHER AND I WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND HIM. AT NO TIME DID THE ACFT TOUCH EACH OTHER OR PUT THE PAX IN ANY DANGER. THE PROB AT IAD IS 1 CTLR DOING 2 JOBS. THE OTHER IS WITH THE FLT DELAYED AND MY FO TIRED FOR LACK OF SLEEP. OUR ACR DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HOW LACK OF PROPER REST EFFECTS THE FLC. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE ACR Z OPS SHOULD NOT CLR ACFT INTO THE RAMP AREA. IAD ARPT SHOULD HAVE MORE CTLRS WORKING THAT LATE AT NIGHT.

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.