SMT JET ACFT WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER SMT ACFT WHILE PARKED ON THE RAMP WAITING TO TAXI.

Date: 1992-07 · Aircraft: Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng · Phase: ground

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical

Synopsis

SMT JET ACFT WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER SMT ACFT WHILE PARKED ON THE RAMP WAITING TO TAXI.

Narrative

WE RECEIVED AN IFR CLRNC FROM MIA TO RFD. CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC; WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN ON THE PAGE RAMP UNTIL AN OTH ACFT COMPLETED HIS TAXI IN. THE PLT OF THE OTH ACFT TAXIED TOWARD US THEN TURNED TO PASS CLOSE TO THE L SIDE OF OUR AIRPLANE. HIS TAXI SPD WAS 15-20 MPH. HE HAD AT LEAST 20 FT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HIS ACFT AND LESS THAN 3 FT ON OUR SIDE AS HE PASSED US WITH HIS L WINGTIP. HE MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE GIRL SITTING IN THE COPLT'S SEAT OF HIS ACFT OR JUST ENJOYED SHOWING OFF TO HER. WE RPTED THE INCIDENT TO GND CTL AND ASKED GND TO GIVE US THE NUMBER OF THE ACFT. BEFORE WE DEPARTED; GND ADVISED HIS NUMBER TO BE XXXX; A TWIN. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUL/XX/92 AT APPROX PM17Z. AT THE RATE OF SPD HE WAS TRAVELING; I ANTICIPATED THAT HE WOULD HIT US -- FORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT OCCUR. WE WERE PARKED AND NOT MOVING DURING THE WHOLE INCIDENT. HIS ACTIONS WERE IRRESPONSIBLE; HE EXERCISED POOR JUDGEMENT AND ENDANGERED PERSONS AND PROPERTY WHILE TAXIING HIS ACFT. THE PLT'S EMPLOYER SHOULD BE AWARE OF HOW HIS PLT IS HANDLING THE AIRPLANE. THIS COULD BE INDICATIVE OF THE WAY HE OPERATES THE AIRPLANE IN GENERAL; SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING OPERATING COSTS.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.