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After landing and during rollout, flight crew elected to pass up the hi speed turnoff generally used. Passing the hi speed turn off, flight crew was shocked to observe an small aircraft sitting on the hi speed, practically invisible in the dark. No mention of the hi speed being occupied by tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 129137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 129137 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was captain of flight to den, in an aircraft with a landing gross weight of 82,000 pounds with a flaps 30 landing reference speed of 119 KT. There was about a 5 KT tailwind component. We were cleared to land and did land on runway 26R, planning to park at gate B5. We passed up exiting the runway at high speed taxiway C6 only because of the gate assignment which made a C4 exit more expeditious. As we passed C6 we were shocked to see an small aircraft aircraft holding on that taxiway waiting for clearance to cross the e-w runway complex to the south side of the airport. We were never at any time advised that that taxiway was not available for our use and we had used it during hours of darkness the previous day when our gate assignment was B2. The local controller apologized stating that he'd just taken over that position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER LNDG AND DURING ROLLOUT, FLT CREW ELECTED TO PASS UP THE HI SPEED TURNOFF GENERALLY USED. PASSING THE HI SPEED TURN OFF, FLT CREW WAS SHOCKED TO OBSERVE AN SMA SITTING ON THE HI SPEED, PRACTICALLY INVISIBLE IN THE DARK. NO MENTION OF THE HI SPEED BEING OCCUPIED BY TWR.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF FLT TO DEN, IN AN ACFT WITH A LNDG GROSS WEIGHT OF 82,000 LBS WITH A FLAPS 30 LNDG REF SPEED OF 119 KT. THERE WAS ABOUT A 5 KT TAILWIND COMPONENT. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AND DID LAND ON RWY 26R, PLANNING TO PARK AT GATE B5. WE PASSED UP EXITING THE RWY AT HIGH SPEED TXWY C6 ONLY BECAUSE OF THE GATE ASSIGNMENT WHICH MADE A C4 EXIT MORE EXPEDITIOUS. AS WE PASSED C6 WE WERE SHOCKED TO SEE AN SMA ACFT HOLDING ON THAT TXWY WAITING FOR CLRNC TO CROSS THE E-W RWY COMPLEX TO THE S SIDE OF THE ARPT. WE WERE NEVER AT ANY TIME ADVISED THAT THAT TXWY WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR OUR USE AND WE HAD USED IT DURING HRS OF DARKNESS THE PREVIOUS DAY WHEN OUR GATE ASSIGNMENT WAS B2. THE LCL CTLR APOLOGIZED STATING THAT HE'D JUST TAKEN OVER THAT POSITION.
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.