A B737-300 pilot at buf refused to taxi his aircraft's wing over a parked crj at an adjacent gate.

Attributes
ACN	670849
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rjcc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	670849
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Buf ramp wanted me to taxi in to gate X and pass over the wing of a parked crj. I set the brakes and flashed the taxi light to notify ramp that I wanted them to hook up to clarify instructions. I did this on 3 occasions. Each time ramp was more insistent that I taxi forward. The ramp worker went to operations and asked on the radio why I wouldn't taxi in. I told him I would not pass the wing on my plane over another plane and that ramp would have to move the crj. I asked him if he knew this was not safe and against procedures. He said he knew this was not safe; but they were short manpower. Eventually ramp did move the plane. Station manager was notified of the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 PLT AT BUF REFUSED TO TAXI HIS ACFT'S WING OVER A PARKED CRJ AT AN ADJACENT GATE.

Narrative: BUF RAMP WANTED ME TO TAXI IN TO GATE X AND PASS OVER THE WING OF A PARKED CRJ. I SET THE BRAKES AND FLASHED THE TAXI LIGHT TO NOTIFY RAMP THAT I WANTED THEM TO HOOK UP TO CLARIFY INSTRUCTIONS. I DID THIS ON 3 OCCASIONS. EACH TIME RAMP WAS MORE INSISTENT THAT I TAXI FORWARD. THE RAMP WORKER WENT TO OPS AND ASKED ON THE RADIO WHY I WOULDN'T TAXI IN. I TOLD HIM I WOULD NOT PASS THE WING ON MY PLANE OVER ANOTHER PLANE AND THAT RAMP WOULD HAVE TO MOVE THE CRJ. I ASKED HIM IF HE KNEW THIS WAS NOT SAFE AND AGAINST PROCS. HE SAID HE KNEW THIS WAS NOT SAFE; BUT THEY WERE SHORT MANPOWER. EVENTUALLY RAMP DID MOVE THE PLANE. STATION MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.