B757-200 crew on pushback from the gate and an air carrier parking at another gate almost collided.

Attributes
ACN	611097
Time
Date	200403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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
ASRS Report	611097
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

On taxi out from gate (approximately 15 ft short of assigned spot) another aircraft was given clearance to taxi in to gate. It appeared that the 2 aircraft were too close for safe operations. I attempted to have my ground crew stop my aircraft, but was unsuccessful (communications between the cockpit and the ground crew were hindered due to poor connections) and then tried to get the other aircraft to stop over the ramp frequency and was unsuccessful there as well! Ramp frequency was very jammed. I believe that if the encroaching aircraft had not turned in to the gate when he did, we would have hit one another. Perhaps splitting the ramp frequency/responsibilities would provide a better safety margin for all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW ON PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE AND AN ACR PARKING AT ANOTHER GATE ALMOST COLLIDED.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT FROM GATE (APPROX 15 FT SHORT OF ASSIGNED SPOT) ANOTHER ACFT WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI IN TO GATE. IT APPEARED THAT THE 2 ACFT WERE TOO CLOSE FOR SAFE OPS. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE MY GND CREW STOP MY ACFT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL (COMS BTWN THE COCKPIT AND THE GND CREW WERE HINDERED DUE TO POOR CONNECTIONS) AND THEN TRIED TO GET THE OTHER ACFT TO STOP OVER THE RAMP FREQ AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL THERE AS WELL! RAMP FREQ WAS VERY JAMMED. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE ENCROACHING ACFT HAD NOT TURNED IN TO THE GATE WHEN HE DID, WE WOULD HAVE HIT ONE ANOTHER. PERHAPS SPLITTING THE RAMP FREQ/RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD PROVIDE A BETTER SAFETY MARGIN FOR ALL.

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.