Sdl controller described a near collision with another taxiing aircraft; the reporter claiming less ...

Narrative:

While working ground control aircraft X exited runway 21 at A-10 and was instructed to taxi to parking via a and hold short of A-8. The aircraft read back the hold short; he then taxied through the intersection and nearly 't-boned' another aircraft joining a at A-8. In my opinion; and also based on the pilots statements; the airport signage is woefully inadequate. If the airport installed better signage it would help to reduce the chance of this happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SDL Controller described a near collision with another taxiing aircraft; the reporter claiming less than adequate signage as the primary causal factor.

Narrative: While working Ground Control Aircraft X exited Runway 21 at A-10 and was instructed to taxi to parking via A and hold short of A-8. The aircraft read back the hold short; he then taxied through the intersection and nearly 't-boned' another aircraft joining A at A-8. In my opinion; and also based on the pilots statements; the airport signage is woefully inadequate. If the airport installed better signage it would help to reduce the chance of this happening again.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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	988431
Time
Date	201201
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	SDL.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Viking
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Route In Use	None
Person 1
Function	Ground
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway

Sdl controller described a near collision with another taxiing aircraft; the reporter claiming less than adequate signage as the primary causal factor.