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Close proximity commuter light transport on short final and GA small aircraft unauthorized takeoff opposite direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 126283 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbe |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lbe |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 126283 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Approaching westmoreland airport flight was cleared to land while on a right base for runway 23 at lbe. On short final the tower controller told us to go around to the right. We went around to the right and as we looked back we saw a small single engine pass behind us. He had taken off in the opposite direction without takeoff clearance. We never saw the traffic when we were on final, and had it not been for the tower controller the outcome may have been terrible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX COMMUTER LTT ON SHORT FINAL AND GA SMA UNAUTH TKOF OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Narrative: APCHING WESTMORELAND ARPT FLT WAS CLRED TO LAND WHILE ON A RIGHT BASE FOR RWY 23 AT LBE. ON SHORT FINAL THE TWR CTLR TOLD US TO GO AROUND TO THE RIGHT. WE WENT AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND AS WE LOOKED BACK WE SAW A SMALL SINGLE ENGINE PASS BEHIND US. HE HAD TAKEN OFF IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITHOUT TKOF CLRNC. WE NEVER SAW THE TFC WHEN WE WERE ON FINAL, AND HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE TWR CTLR THE OUTCOME MAY HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE.
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.