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Captain reported lga ground controller instructing aircraft to taxi at best possible speed. Reporter believes this creates unsafe situations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 875646 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types |
Narrative:
Lga ground control routinely instructs taxiing aircraft to taxi at 'best possible speed' or 'as fast as possible'. This is done because of airport congestion. With ground control instructing aircraft to taxi fast; at night; with multiple turns on congested taxiways; they are absolutely setting up a collision between taxiing aircraft. I understand the challenges that lga faces; especially in some runway configurations. They can instruct aircraft to pull up close behind the aircraft in front of them; but they cannot be instructing aircraft to taxi fast. This will cause an accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported LGA Ground Controller instructing aircraft to taxi at best possible speed. Reporter believes this creates unsafe situations.
Narrative: LGA Ground Control routinely instructs taxiing aircraft to taxi at 'best possible speed' or 'as fast as possible'. This is done because of airport congestion. With Ground Control instructing aircraft to taxi fast; at night; with multiple turns on congested taxiways; they are absolutely setting up a collision between taxiing aircraft. I understand the challenges that LGA faces; especially in some runway configurations. They can instruct aircraft to pull up close behind the aircraft in front of them; but they cannot be instructing aircraft to taxi fast. This will cause an accident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.