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Pilot of small aircraft taxiing on taxiway crossing active runway had small aircraft fly over at approximately 50'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 128027 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 760 flight time type : 660 |
| ASRS Report | 128027 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The trip was pleasurable and uneventful until I experienced a near miss situation while taxiing from the runway after landing. The tower instructed me to 'expedite taxi' and 'hold short of runway 2L.' this instruction was received as I was exiting runway 2R to the left into taxiway B. When I entered taxiway B, as I began to stop the aircraft from a fast taxi, the tower instructions continued with 'taxi and remain this frequency.' I acknowledged. At this point I realized that the last instructions that I had been given were 'taxi and remain this frequency;' I released the brakes to taxi across runway 2L. As I approached runway 2L, a second aircraft apparently conducting touch and go operations on runway 2L, entered my field of vision and passed in front and above me. I don't believe that the airborne aircraft ever saw me, nor was I aware that any near conflict was eminent from traffic operating on runway 2L. No radio exchanges were noted between the tower and the other aircraft operating on runway 2L following the incident. Radio phraseology standards should be adopted that allow no instructions to follow a 'hold' instruction. On my home field I frequently receive tower instructions ending in 'taxi and remain this frequency.' another contributing factor might be that normal taxi clearance authorizes one to taxi across all intersecting runways after receiving clearance. Maybe it would be better if one had to stop at all xings unless specifically directed to cross. I have landed at pdk many times and I am very familiar with tower controled parallel runway operating procedures as my home base is so constructed. It appears that it would be possible to orientate taxiway B perpendicularly to runway 2L on both sides of the runway so that better visibility would be possible and high speed taxi discouraged. I will always stop, change frequency and ask permission to taxi, as is normal procedure whenever crossing any runway in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA TAXIING ON TXWY CROSSING ACTIVE RWY HAD SMA FLY OVER AT APPROX 50'.
Narrative: THE TRIP WAS PLEASURABLE AND UNEVENTFUL UNTIL I EXPERIENCED A NEAR MISS SITUATION WHILE TAXIING FROM THE RWY AFTER LNDG. THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO 'EXPEDITE TAXI' AND 'HOLD SHORT OF RWY 2L.' THIS INSTRUCTION WAS RECEIVED AS I WAS EXITING RWY 2R TO THE LEFT INTO TXWY B. WHEN I ENTERED TXWY B, AS I BEGAN TO STOP THE ACFT FROM A FAST TAXI, THE TWR INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED WITH 'TAXI AND REMAIN THIS FREQ.' I ACKNOWLEDGED. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THAT THE LAST INSTRUCTIONS THAT I HAD BEEN GIVEN WERE 'TAXI AND REMAIN THIS FREQ;' I RELEASED THE BRAKES TO TAXI ACROSS RWY 2L. AS I APCHED RWY 2L, A SECOND ACFT APPARENTLY CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO OPS ON RWY 2L, ENTERED MY FIELD OF VISION AND PASSED IN FRONT AND ABOVE ME. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBORNE ACFT EVER SAW ME, NOR WAS I AWARE THAT ANY NEAR CONFLICT WAS EMINENT FROM TFC OPERATING ON RWY 2L. NO RADIO EXCHANGES WERE NOTED BTWN THE TWR AND THE OTHER ACFT OPERATING ON RWY 2L FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. RADIO PHRASEOLOGY STANDARDS SHOULD BE ADOPTED THAT ALLOW NO INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW A 'HOLD' INSTRUCTION. ON MY HOME FIELD I FREQUENTLY RECEIVE TWR INSTRUCTIONS ENDING IN 'TAXI AND REMAIN THIS FREQ.' ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR MIGHT BE THAT NORMAL TAXI CLRNC AUTHORIZES ONE TO TAXI ACROSS ALL INTERSECTING RWYS AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC. MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER IF ONE HAD TO STOP AT ALL XINGS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED TO CROSS. I HAVE LANDED AT PDK MANY TIMES AND I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH TWR CTLED PARALLEL RWY OPERATING PROCS AS MY HOME BASE IS SO CONSTRUCTED. IT APPEARS THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO ORIENTATE TXWY B PERPENDICULARLY TO RWY 2L ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RWY SO THAT BETTER VISIBILITY WOULD BE POSSIBLE AND HIGH SPD TAXI DISCOURAGED. I WILL ALWAYS STOP, CHANGE FREQ AND ASK PERMISSION TO TAXI, AS IS NORMAL PROC WHENEVER XING ANY RWY IN THE FUTURE.
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.