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An air carrier captain reported a ground conflict with another aircraft apparently intent on beating him to the holding spot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 895789 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CLT.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
As [we were] approaching spot 2; we noticed [another aircraft] was taxiing at a very fast speed to spot 2. [The other aircraft] was approximately at our 4 o'clock position; we both were approaching spot 2 when it became apparent that the other aircraft was not going to yield to our aircraft. We stopped about 30 feet short of spot 2 to allow [the other aircraft] access to spot 2. [The other aircraft] passed within 20 feet of the nose of our aircraft at an abnormally high rate of speed. In my judgment if we had not yielded; he would not have been able to stop or maneuver the aircraft before hitting our aircraft. We contacted ramp to ensure that we had the correct instructions that [the other aircraft] was suppose to follow us to spot 2 and ramp confirmed that our instructions were correct.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain reported a ground conflict with another aircraft apparently intent on beating him to the holding spot.
Narrative: As [we were] approaching Spot 2; we noticed [another aircraft] was taxiing at a very fast speed to Spot 2. [The other aircraft] was approximately at our 4 o'clock position; we both were approaching Spot 2 when it became apparent that the other aircraft was not going to yield to our aircraft. We stopped about 30 feet short of Spot 2 to allow [the other aircraft] access to Spot 2. [The other aircraft] passed within 20 feet of the nose of our aircraft at an abnormally high rate of speed. In my judgment if we had not yielded; he would not have been able to stop or maneuver the aircraft before hitting our aircraft. We contacted Ramp to ensure that we had the correct instructions that [the other aircraft] was suppose to follow us to Spot 2 and Ramp confirmed that our instructions were correct.
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.