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An air taxi captain reported that iah ground instructed another aircraft to pass behind him at the nb/np intersection. The other aircraft did not yield so the reporter accelerated through the intersection in order to avoid a collision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883953 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 183 Flight Crew Total 4889 Flight Crew Type 952 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 75 |
Narrative:
I was cleared to taxi westbound on taxiway nb to runway 15L. The an air carrier aircraft was southbound on taxiway np. Ground advised that the other aircraft would wait for me to pass through the intersection. After I entered the intersection of taxiways nb and np; I noticed that the aircraft was also proceeding into the intersection. I applied a large amount of power to get through the intersection and avoided a collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air taxi Captain reported that IAH ground instructed another aircraft to pass behind him at the NB/NP intersection. The other aircraft did not yield so the reporter accelerated through the intersection in order to avoid a collision.
Narrative: I was cleared to taxi westbound on taxiway NB to runway 15L. The an air carrier aircraft was southbound on taxiway NP. Ground advised that the other aircraft would wait for me to pass through the intersection. After I entered the intersection of taxiways NB and NP; I noticed that the aircraft was also proceeding into the intersection. I applied a large amount of power to get through the intersection and avoided a collision.
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.