ACR PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT ATC GND HANDLING AND LOCATION OF NEW CTL TWR.

Date: 1992-11 · Aircraft: Medium Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

ACR PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT ATC GND HANDLING AND LOCATION OF NEW CTL TWR.

Narrative

CLRED RWY AT RWY 7; HOLDING SHORT FOR GND. GATE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY. GND TALKING TO OTHER ACFT; FREQ CONGESTION. GND TELLS US TO PASS BEHIND ACFT TO GATE. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ACFT A OR B. THEY BOTH JUST STOP SHORT OF US. FREQ CONGESTION. WE CONTINUE TO HOLD A SECOND ACFT TURNS OFF RWY AND CANNOT CLR BECAUSE WE ARE HOLDING PER INSTRUCTIONS. GND FLIPS OUT AND STARTS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT FLT NUMBERS. WE TOLD HIM THAT IF HE'D GIVE FLT NUMBERS ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS SOMEONE COULD DO SOMETHING. HE TELLS US TO TURN L ON INNER; DOUBLE BACK ON OUTER TO THE GATE. WE DO IT AT RWY 8; BUT HOLD SHORT OF OUTER AT RWY 8 BECAUSE ACFT A IS COMING. AFTER ACFT A CLRS; WE TURNED ON OUTER AND HEADED FOR THE GATE. HE THEN SAID HE HAD WANTED US TO TURN R ON OUTER TO RWY 9 AND DOUBLE BACK ON INNER TO GATE. NOT THE WAY HE SAID IT THE FIRST TIME. THAT WOULD HAVE PUT US NOSE TO NOSE WITH ACFT B. INSTRUCTIONS WERE INCOMPLETE AND DIFFERENT EACH TIME. ACFT B WAS GOING IN WRONG DIRECTION ON INNER (PER STANDARD TAXI RTES). ATC JUST MOVED INTO NEW TWR AND CANNOT SEE BUSY ACR GATES. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHEN VISIBILITY IS REDUCED DUE TO RAIN OR FOG; GND SHOULD MOVE BACK TO OLD TWR TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO CTL.

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