Two pilots involved in a ground conflict during taxi provide their perspectives of the incident.

Narrative:

While taxiing in after landing on runway 18R in clt; and having contacted ramp control and been cleared to the gate; we were making the right turn from taxiway east to enter the ramp at E14 in clt. Unknown to us; from our right rear a regional jet was entering the ramp from taxiway F at a high rate of speed and without a clearance or even contacting ramp control. We never saw him until the last second; but were able to stop in time to avoid a collision. The regional jet never even slowed. This was about as close as I have come to having an accident in 27 years of flying. I cannot imagine the regional jet crew having such a total disregard for safety in a congested ramp area; let alone not knowing to contact ramp control. I hope their arrival procedures include familiarization with the airport of intended landing prior to blasting on the ramp without a clearance and nearly causing an accident. I also think the ramp controller could have possibly warned us that the regional jet was coming; but he was taxiing so fast and taxiway F is so short that he may not have had time.commuter airlines need to operate and be held to the same level of competency as the majors. While on furlough here; I served as a check airman at a commuter airline and I know this is not always the case.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Two pilots involved in a ground conflict during taxi provide their perspectives of the incident.

Narrative: While taxiing in after landing on Runway 18R in CLT; and having contacted Ramp Control and been cleared to the gate; we were making the right turn from Taxiway E to enter the ramp at E14 in CLT. Unknown to us; from our right rear a Regional Jet was entering the ramp from Taxiway F at a high rate of speed and without a clearance or even contacting Ramp Control. We never saw him until the last second; but were able to stop in time to avoid a collision. The Regional Jet never even slowed. This was about as close as I have come to having an accident in 27 years of flying. I cannot imagine the Regional Jet crew having such a total disregard for safety in a congested ramp area; let alone not knowing to contact Ramp Control. I hope their arrival procedures include familiarization with the airport of intended landing prior to blasting on the ramp without a clearance and nearly causing an accident. I also think the Ramp Controller could have possibly warned us that the Regional Jet was coming; but he was taxiing so fast and Taxiway F is so short that he may not have had time.Commuter airlines need to operate and be held to the same level of competency as the majors. While on furlough here; I served as a Check Airman at a commuter airline and I know this is not always the case.

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.

Attributes
ACN	985313
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy