Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Other / Unknown; Communication Breakdown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Taxiway
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Human Factors; Procedure
I landed on Runway 4L in BOS. My clearance was; 'Cleared to land Runway 4L hold short of Runway 33R.' I landed to avoid wake turbulence from the Airbus in-front of me and was going to exit 4L onto 33L but my instructions were to; 'Make a 180 and taxi off on Taxiway Quebec.' So I cleared Runway 4L on Quebec and I stopped to try and contact Ground for taxi to the gate. Ground frequency was busy so I waited to get a word in. As I was waiting I noticed a B767 under tow south on Bravo Taxiway. They were being towed as I looked at the terminal from Taxiway Quebec from my right to left. I thought the tug driver might stop as I was clearly in the way however he kept moving and the aircrafts wing went over my plane. There was no contact with my aircraft and ATC asked if I was going to be; 'OK' where I was as the aircraft passed me. All of my passengers asked if this was normal. Seconds after this occurred; the ATC Ground Controller gave me taxi instructions and I thought he said taxi via Alpha and Charlie but I was mistaken. I was then given further instructions to make a 180 again and taxi via Quebec Bravo and Charlie to the gate. So I did so and ended at the gate with no further troubles. I don't really have a suggestion to avoid planes under tow from taxiing over my own. I thought the Controller would have gotten to me sooner to give me taxiing instructions. Taking the wrong taxi route I can say I was flustered; because I just wanted to get out of the way; I should have taken the extra time to write down my taxi instructions as I had been doing all day long. I rushed and took the wrong taxi route. In the future I need to slow down and take the extra minute for safety sake.
Light Twin Captain reports a B767 under tow passing in front of his aircraft close enough that the wing passes overhead; alarming passengers. The taxi clearance is then misunderstood requiring a 180 degree turn to get back on the cleared route.