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A B1900D captain taxiing for takeoff deviated from the cleared taxi route and conflicted with an md-80.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 732456 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 732456 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were cleared to taxi to runway 17R for departure via keh. After crossing the Y intersection on taxiway K; the taxiway splits and taxiway K is to the right. The captain took a left onto taxiway J. I expressed my opinion that we should take the right side. There was an MD80 ahead of us on taxiway K as well we should have followed him. The captain began to taxi past the MD80 on our right. At this point I became even more concerned because we were passing an aircraft; which was originally ahead of us following our assigned clearance route. I once again expressed my opinion that we needed to be on the taxiway to our right behind the MD80. The captain continued to press forward on taxiway J trying to pass the MD80. Near the end of taxiway J he started to turn right towards the runway. At this point the MD80 was moving up on taxiway K along his clearance. I suspect he thought we would be stopping since he was following his clearance. As we got closer I told the captain MD80 wasn't stopping and that he should stop. When the captain realized how close he was to cutting the MD80 off he slammed on his brakes. At that point the MD80 had abruptly stopped as well. We then proceeded forward and were cleared for takeoff. We entered the runway at ef and departed runway 17R. Part of the confusion was that we were on tower frequency during this time. It took me almost the entire way up taxiway J to convince the captain he was on the wrong taxiway. Near the end up the hold pad area we came across a taxi sign which verified us on taxiway J. Once the captain realized he was on the wrong taxiway; he should have been willing to correct his mistake and return to taxiway K behind the MD80 that was originally ahead of us. His continuing to turn ahead of the MD80 is when safety became an issue. Quite frankly I was just about to the point of stomping on my brakes despite his control taxiing the aircraft. In hindsight I learned I should have just clarified our position with tower myself or returned to ground to obtain a different clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B1900D CAPT TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF DEVIATED FROM THE CLEARED TAXI ROUTE AND CONFLICTED WITH AN MD-80.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 17R FOR DEP VIA KEH. AFTER XING THE Y INTXN ON TXWY K; THE TXWY SPLITS AND TXWY K IS TO THE R. THE CAPT TOOK A L ONTO TXWY J. I EXPRESSED MY OPINION THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THE R SIDE. THERE WAS AN MD80 AHEAD OF US ON TXWY K AS WELL WE SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED HIM. THE CAPT BEGAN TO TAXI PAST THE MD80 ON OUR R. AT THIS POINT I BECAME EVEN MORE CONCERNED BECAUSE WE WERE PASSING AN ACFT; WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY AHEAD OF US FOLLOWING OUR ASSIGNED CLRNC RTE. I ONCE AGAIN EXPRESSED MY OPINION THAT WE NEEDED TO BE ON THE TXWY TO OUR R BEHIND THE MD80. THE CAPT CONTINUED TO PRESS FORWARD ON TXWY J TRYING TO PASS THE MD80. NEAR THE END OF TXWY J HE STARTED TO TURN R TOWARDS THE RWY. AT THIS POINT THE MD80 WAS MOVING UP ON TXWY K ALONG HIS CLRNC. I SUSPECT HE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE STOPPING SINCE HE WAS FOLLOWING HIS CLRNC. AS WE GOT CLOSER I TOLD THE CAPT MD80 WASN'T STOPPING AND THAT HE SHOULD STOP. WHEN THE CAPT REALIZED HOW CLOSE HE WAS TO CUTTING THE MD80 OFF HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. AT THAT POINT THE MD80 HAD ABRUPTLY STOPPED AS WELL. WE THEN PROCEEDED FORWARD AND WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. WE ENTERED THE RWY AT EF AND DEPARTED RWY 17R. PART OF THE CONFUSION WAS THAT WE WERE ON TWR FREQ DURING THIS TIME. IT TOOK ME ALMOST THE ENTIRE WAY UP TXWY J TO CONVINCE THE CAPT HE WAS ON THE WRONG TXWY. NEAR THE END UP THE HOLD PAD AREA WE CAME ACROSS A TAXI SIGN WHICH VERIFIED US ON TXWY J. ONCE THE CAPT REALIZED HE WAS ON THE WRONG TXWY; HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WILLING TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE AND RETURN TO TXWY K BEHIND THE MD80 THAT WAS ORIGINALLY AHEAD OF US. HIS CONTINUING TO TURN AHEAD OF THE MD80 IS WHEN SAFETY BECAME AN ISSUE. QUITE FRANKLY I WAS JUST ABOUT TO THE POINT OF STOMPING ON MY BRAKES DESPITE HIS CTL TAXIING THE ACFT. IN HINDSIGHT I LEARNED I SHOULD HAVE JUST CLARIFIED OUR POS WITH TWR MYSELF OR RETURNED TO GND TO OBTAIN A DIFFERENT CLRNC.
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.