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An A320 captain described a ground conflict with a B737 exiting the ramp area as he was beginning his taxi into the gate area from a holding location.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 986395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
We had been cleared to leave our spot and to taxi to our gate. Had I not moved off of our spot well south of the lead-in line an air carrier B737 taxiing out would have hit our right wing. This ramp at night is an accident waiting to happen. I don't know if the B737 was on the wrong line or whether we should have been given a more definitive clearance; but it was uncomfortably close. I recommend that no aircraft be cleared into our gates at night with another airplane taxiing out for take off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Captain described a ground conflict with a B737 exiting the ramp area as he was beginning his taxi into the gate area from a holding location.
Narrative: We had been cleared to leave our spot and to taxi to our gate. Had I not moved off of our spot well south of the lead-in line an air carrier B737 taxiing out would have hit our right wing. This ramp at night is an accident waiting to happen. I don't know if the B737 was on the wrong line or whether we should have been given a more definitive clearance; but it was uncomfortably close. I recommend that no aircraft be cleared into our gates at night with another airplane taxiing out for take off.
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.