C208B PLT HAS GND CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT DURING TAXI AT BFL.

Date: 2002-11 · Aircraft: Caravan 208A · Phase: taxi

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|ground-incursion-taxiway

Synopsis

C208B PLT HAS GND CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER ACFT DURING TAXI AT BFL.

Narrative

ON NOV/WED/02; AT XA58; I WAS THE PIC OF FLT. THIS IS A SCHEDULE PART 135 CARGO RUN FROM BFL TO ZZZ. I CONTACTED THE GND CTLR; ADVISED HIM OF MY LOCATION (SE PARKING) AND MY INTENTION TO TAXI. I WAS TOLD TO 'TAXI TO RWY 30R; LOOK FOR THE BRASILIA ALSO ENTERING THE RAMP.' I ACKNOWLEDGED THIS INSTRUCTION BY STATING; 'RWY 30R; I AM LOOKING FOR HIM.' AS I APCHED THE RUN-UP AREA; I SAW ONE BRASILIA HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 30R. I ALSO SAW THE SECOND BRASILIA TAXIING SEBOUND ON TXWY A. THIS WAS THE BRASILIA THAT I WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOOK FOR. AS A COURTESY TO THE BRASILIA; I HELD SHORT OF THE RUN-UP AREA. AS THIS BRASILIA PULLED IN FRONT OF ME; I TURNED OFF MY TAXI LIGHTS SO AS TO NOT BLIND THE CREW. I HAD MY NAV LIGHTS; ROTATING BEACON; AND UNDER WING 'COURTESY' LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALL BULBS WERE WORKING. AFTER A SHORT TIME; MAYBE 20-30 SECONDS; I OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT TAXIING SEBOUND ON TXWY A. THIS ACFT WAS TAXIING AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPD; PARTICULARLY FOR THE GIVEN CONDITIONS (DARK NIGHT; CROWDED RAMP AREA). I CONTINUED TO WATCH THIS ACFT; TRYING TO ASCERTAIN THEIR INTENTIONS (HOLD SHORT OF RWY 30R; OR CONTINUING TO TAXI TOWARDS SE PARKING). TO MY SHOCK; THIS ACFT (A CE414A) MADE A SHARP; HIGH SPD TURN TO ENTER SE PARKING. THIS PLACED US IN A 'HEAD ON' POS. THE CE414 OBVIOUSLY DID NOT SE ME; AS THEY MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SLOW OR MANEUVER AROUND ME. AT AN APPROX DISTANCE OF 50 FT; I TURNED ON MY 'PULSE LIGHTS;' AND BEGAN TO ADD PWR TO MAKE AN EVASIVE MANEUVER. THE PLT OF THE CE414A MADE A SHARP L TURN; GOING AROUND MY R SIDE. HE MISSED MY ACFT BY ABOUT 10 FT IN FRONT; 10 FT TO MY R. HE MADE NO ATTEMPT (PERCEIVED) TO SLOW. THERE WAS NO RADIO COMS BTWN OUR 2 ACFT (NOT ENOUGH TIME). NEITHER MY ACFT NOR THE CE414 WERE ADVISED BY THE GND CTLR THAT WE WERE MUTUAL TFC.

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