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B737NG captain reported that after landing in CAT III conditions the tower cleared an aircraft for takeoff on the runway they were rolling out on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1379489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PWM.Airport |
| State Reference | ME |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 219 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
The event started with the vector to final. The RVR was 1200 feet so we were planning a CAT III approach. Portland approach gave us some really tight vectors to final. So; I felt a bit rushed. Had I not put the gear down early; we would have been way too high for the approach. I was expecting a more relaxed vector to get the aircraft situated for the approach; since the visibility was so low. The rest of the approach and landing was uneventful. Upon landing runway 11; tower instructed us to make a left turn onto runway 36. The visibility was so poor I could barely see where runway 36 started; so we asked to taxi to the end for the turn off. Tower granted permission to taxi to the end and turn left onto taxiway alpha. The visibility was so bad I was taxiing the aircraft very slowly. Just prior to getting to the end of the runway and the turnoff; we heard tower clear another aircraft for takeoff on the runway that we were still occupying. The first officer immediately told tower that we were still on the runway. Tower then told the other aircraft to cancel takeoff clearance. We then taxied clear and let tower know we were clear of the runway.approach and tower need to slow down a bit when the weather gets low. I felt like they were treating this whole event like it was a VFR day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737NG Captain reported that after landing in CAT III conditions the Tower cleared an aircraft for takeoff on the runway they were rolling out on.
Narrative: The event started with the vector to final. The RVR was 1200 feet so we were planning a CAT III Approach. Portland Approach gave us some really tight vectors to final. So; I felt a bit rushed. Had I not put the gear down early; we would have been way too high for the approach. I was expecting a more relaxed vector to get the aircraft situated for the approach; since the visibility was so low. The rest of the approach and landing was uneventful. Upon landing Runway 11; Tower instructed us to make a left turn onto Runway 36. The visibility was so poor I could barely see where Runway 36 started; so we asked to taxi to the end for the turn off. Tower granted permission to taxi to the end and turn left onto Taxiway Alpha. The visibility was so bad I was taxiing the aircraft very slowly. Just prior to getting to the end of the runway and the turnoff; we heard Tower clear another aircraft for takeoff on the runway that we were still occupying. The First Officer immediately told Tower that we were still on the runway. Tower then told the other aircraft to cancel takeoff clearance. We then taxied clear and let Tower know we were clear of the runway.Approach and Tower need to slow down a bit when the weather gets low. I felt like they were treating this whole event like it was a VFR day.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.