PA32 PLT TAXIING TO FBO AT CMH EXPERIENCED GND TFC CONFLICT WITH ACR.

Date: 2004-04 · Aircraft: PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X · Phase: taxi

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical

Synopsis

PA32 PLT TAXIING TO FBO AT CMH EXPERIENCED GND TFC CONFLICT WITH ACR.

Narrative

I HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 28R AND EXITED RWY AND CONTACTED GND CTL. I WAS TOLD TO TAXI 'AROUND THE BUILDING' (THE TERMINAL) TO TXWY C TO THE FBO. I ACKNOWLEDGED AND ASKED TO LEAVE FREQ TO CALL UNICOM. I WAS TOLD TO STOP TAXIING AND RPT BACK ON. I DID SO AND RESUMED TAXIING. I SAW AN ACR JET AT MY 1 O'CLOCK POS PREPARING TO TAXI AND KEPT VISUAL CONTACT. I WAS NEVER TOLD TO MAKE WAY FOR THE ACR. MY LAST CLRNC WAS TO TAXI ALL THE WAY TO FBO. THE ACR KEPT TAXIING; AND I MADE EYE CONTACT WITH THE PLT. I SLOWED AND THEN GND CTL TOLD ME TO STOP; THEN PROCEEDED TO CHASTISE ME FOR NOT LETTING THE ACR THROUGH. THE ACR SAID HE WOULD LET ME THROUGH BUT GND CTL MADE ME WAIT FOR HIM AND ANOTHER ACR JET. NO PROB. I APOLOGIZED AND WAS TOLD TO USE COMMON SENSE AND CONTINUE; WHICH I DID WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DID SEE THE ACR AND WAS GOING TO LET HIM THROUGH (HE SAW ME; TOO) BUT I WAS NEVER TOLD TO MAKE WAY FOR HIM; I WAS ON TXWY WITH CLRNC. NEXT TIME I WILL BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN INQUIRING ABOUT NEARBY TAXIING JETS. GND CTL COULD BE MORE SPECIFIC WITH CLRNC AND TAXIING INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING POSSIBLE TFC CONFLICTS.

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