Flight crew of small jet misunderstands clearance from ground controller and attempts to taxi to pos...

Attributes
ACN	117582
Time
Date	198907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lou
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 26
ASRS Report	117582
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Bowman field, lou kentucky. Cleared by tower to taxi into position and hold. Captain busy with taxi checklist, wouldn't wait for first officer to complete checks and set up navaids. First officer heard stop light transport X, light transport X stop, when I stepped on the brakes. Looked up to see small single engine (small aircraft Y) right off our nose. Would have hit him if we proceeded further. Tower said they would overlook the incident this time since we were new to the field. Said normal procedure was to taxi to (company 'a') to the hold line when cleared to 'taxi into position and hold'. Then we were to ask permission to use all available runway (4600'). Then we were allowed to taxi onto the runway for takeoff. Problems/perceptions: both pilots had heads in cockpit. It was captain's turn to fly and he was PIC. First officer rushed to keep up with captain. Captain in too much of a hurry to take off. Continual problem. Very lucky I heard the tower say stop light transport X or this would have been a serious accident. Captain is 67, doesn't follow checklists, and carelessly in a hurry. First officer asked for change in capts. Also fault ATC. When cleared to taxi into position and hold, they must specify whether to taxi onto the active or taxi to the hold line. By the comments from ATC, this has happened before.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF SMALL JET MISUNDERSTANDS CLRNC FROM GND CTLR AND ATTEMPTS TO TAXI TO POSITION ON RWY, NARROWLY MISSING LNDG LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE ACFT.

Narrative: BOWMAN FIELD, LOU KENTUCKY. CLRED BY TWR TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD. CAPT BUSY WITH TAXI CHECKLIST, WOULDN'T WAIT FOR F/O TO COMPLETE CHECKS AND SET UP NAVAIDS. F/O HEARD STOP LTT X, LTT X STOP, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. LOOKED UP TO SEE SMALL SINGLE ENGINE (SMA Y) RIGHT OFF OUR NOSE. WOULD HAVE HIT HIM IF WE PROCEEDED FURTHER. TWR SAID THEY WOULD OVERLOOK THE INCIDENT THIS TIME SINCE WE WERE NEW TO THE FIELD. SAID NORMAL PROC WAS TO TAXI TO (COMPANY 'A') TO THE HOLD LINE WHEN CLRED TO 'TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD'. THEN WE WERE TO ASK PERMISSION TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RWY (4600'). THEN WE WERE ALLOWED TO TAXI ONTO THE RWY FOR TKOF. PROBLEMS/PERCEPTIONS: BOTH PLTS HAD HEADS IN COCKPIT. IT WAS CAPT'S TURN TO FLY AND HE WAS PIC. F/O RUSHED TO KEEP UP WITH CAPT. CAPT IN TOO MUCH OF A HURRY TO TAKE OFF. CONTINUAL PROBLEM. VERY LUCKY I HEARD THE TWR SAY STOP LTT X OR THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAPT IS 67, DOESN'T FOLLOW CHECKLISTS, AND CARELESSLY IN A HURRY. F/O ASKED FOR CHANGE IN CAPTS. ALSO FAULT ATC. WHEN CLRED TO TAXI INTO POSITION AND HOLD, THEY MUST SPECIFY WHETHER TO TAXI ONTO THE ACTIVE OR TAXI TO THE HOLD LINE. BY THE COMMENTS FROM ATC, THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Flight crew of small jet misunderstands clearance from ground controller and attempts to taxi to position on runway, narrowly missing landing light single engine aircraft.