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A clearance was misinterpreted resulting in an aircraft crossing an active runway with an small aircraft on short final. No loss of separation occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 119035 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 119035 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I landed at oakland runway 27L and taxied off on hotel towards runway 27R. I was told by tower to hold short of runway 27R as I was leaving runway 27L. When I got to the hold line at runway 27R, I paused for a minute or so and told the tower I was holding short. The tower said 'continue'. I checked for planes on final, and saw an small aircraft on 1/4 to 1/2 mi final. Even though the phrasing was nonstandard, I saw I had enough room to safely cross, and I crossed. The controller became upset with me and said he meant for me to continue 'holding short'. I called the tower later to clear things up, and the supervisor said it was the controller who made the error. However, I should have been alert to the nonstandard phraseology which I usually am. The small aircraft touched down just after I crossed the hold line, actually as I was crossing it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CLRNC WAS MISINTERPRETED RESULTING IN AN ACFT CROSSING AN ACTIVE RWY WITH AN SMA ON SHORT FINAL. NO LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED.
Narrative: I LANDED AT OAKLAND RWY 27L AND TAXIED OFF ON HOTEL TOWARDS RWY 27R. I WAS TOLD BY TWR TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R AS I WAS LEAVING RWY 27L. WHEN I GOT TO THE HOLD LINE AT RWY 27R, I PAUSED FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND TOLD THE TWR I WAS HOLDING SHORT. THE TWR SAID 'CONTINUE'. I CHECKED FOR PLANES ON FINAL, AND SAW AN SMA ON 1/4 TO 1/2 MI FINAL. EVEN THOUGH THE PHRASING WAS NONSTANDARD, I SAW I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO SAFELY CROSS, AND I CROSSED. THE CTLR BECAME UPSET WITH ME AND SAID HE MEANT FOR ME TO CONTINUE 'HOLDING SHORT'. I CALLED THE TWR LATER TO CLEAR THINGS UP, AND THE SUPVR SAID IT WAS THE CTLR WHO MADE THE ERROR. HOWEVER, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALERT TO THE NONSTANDARD PHRASEOLOGY WHICH I USUALLY AM. THE SMA TOUCHED DOWN JUST AFTER I CROSSED THE HOLD LINE, ACTUALLY AS I WAS XING IT.
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.