Narrative:

I landed on runway 12 and cleared onto the parallel taxiway. I taxied southeast, past the terminal in order to line up on the station agent that was to park us. As directed by the agent, I made the right 180 degree turn and placed the aircraft on the lead-in line as directed. Approximately 10 seconds prior to the aircraft's intended stop, the captain suggested that I repos the aircraft so as to park into the wind to facilitate the next engine start. I said that 'we were committed' and continued. We were less than 40 ft from the designated stopping position and on the line under the agent's guidance and my control. Again, the captain protested, and I again insisted that 'we were committed' and would proceed as directed. Inside 20 ft from the agent, the captain took the controls, announcing 'I have the controls.' the captain then applied right brake, right rudder, and added left differential power to make a sharp right 90 degree turn. This was contrary to the agent's directions. The geometry of the aircraft is such that a zero radius turn projects the wing, nacelle, and propeller arc forward. I couldn't see how close the aircraft came to the agent, but the agent later reported that the aircraft wing passed over her head, which implies that they was less than 15 ft from the propeller arc on a running engine attached to an aircraft that was no longer under her control. After completing the right 90 degree turn, the captain began a left 270 degree turn. That ended with the aircraft facing southeast. The agent reacted quickly and again tried to park the aircraft. The agent gave the stop signal but the captain chose to roll forward several more ft in order to 'straighten out the nosewheel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B1900 FO OBSERVES CAPT TAXI IN A RECKLESS MANNER, DISREGARDING RAMP AGENT TAXI DIRECTIONS. RPTR QUESTIONS CAPT'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE.

Narrative: I LANDED ON RWY 12 AND CLRED ONTO THE PARALLEL TXWY. I TAXIED SE, PAST THE TERMINAL IN ORDER TO LINE UP ON THE STATION AGENT THAT WAS TO PARK US. AS DIRECTED BY THE AGENT, I MADE THE R 180 DEG TURN AND PLACED THE ACFT ON THE LEAD-IN LINE AS DIRECTED. APPROX 10 SECONDS PRIOR TO THE ACFT'S INTENDED STOP, THE CAPT SUGGESTED THAT I REPOS THE ACFT SO AS TO PARK INTO THE WIND TO FACILITATE THE NEXT ENG START. I SAID THAT 'WE WERE COMMITTED' AND CONTINUED. WE WERE LESS THAN 40 FT FROM THE DESIGNATED STOPPING POS AND ON THE LINE UNDER THE AGENT'S GUIDANCE AND MY CTL. AGAIN, THE CAPT PROTESTED, AND I AGAIN INSISTED THAT 'WE WERE COMMITTED' AND WOULD PROCEED AS DIRECTED. INSIDE 20 FT FROM THE AGENT, THE CAPT TOOK THE CTLS, ANNOUNCING 'I HAVE THE CTLS.' THE CAPT THEN APPLIED R BRAKE, R RUDDER, AND ADDED L DIFFERENTIAL PWR TO MAKE A SHARP R 90 DEG TURN. THIS WAS CONTRARY TO THE AGENT'S DIRECTIONS. THE GEOMETRY OF THE ACFT IS SUCH THAT A ZERO RADIUS TURN PROJECTS THE WING, NACELLE, AND PROP ARC FORWARD. I COULDN'T SEE HOW CLOSE THE ACFT CAME TO THE AGENT, BUT THE AGENT LATER RPTED THAT THE ACFT WING PASSED OVER HER HEAD, WHICH IMPLIES THAT THEY WAS LESS THAN 15 FT FROM THE PROP ARC ON A RUNNING ENG ATTACHED TO AN ACFT THAT WAS NO LONGER UNDER HER CTL. AFTER COMPLETING THE R 90 DEG TURN, THE CAPT BEGAN A L 270 DEG TURN. THAT ENDED WITH THE ACFT FACING SE. THE AGENT REACTED QUICKLY AND AGAIN TRIED TO PARK THE ACFT. THE AGENT GAVE THE STOP SIGNAL BUT THE CAPT CHOSE TO ROLL FORWARD SEVERAL MORE FT IN ORDER TO 'STRAIGHTEN OUT THE NOSEWHEEL.

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.