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Air carrier large transport at ind aborts takeoff when commuter air carrier crosses runway in front of it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 139411 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 139411 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Commuter air carrier crossed active runway (23R) after we had been cleared for takeoff, and started our roll. We aborted after rolling about 200'. I don't know if other aircraft was on takeoff/landing on runway 14, or perhaps on (very) fast taxi on a southeast parallel, but when I saw him approaching (my) runway 23, the first officer and I confirmed with each other that we were cleared for takeoff as we began rolling. When it appeared other aircraft was going to cross, I aborted. 1) one possible contributing factor was an overburdened ind tower. Ind had received 'spillover' alternate operations due to heavy ground fog at dtw, with perhaps, more than the usual number of arrs/departures. 2) another might be that we were holding at the 23R runup pad for dtw WX to lift, with engines shut down. When we received our ATC clearance, it took us around 3+ mins to start engines and complete checklists. Tower asked if we were ready, and I instructed the first officer to reply in the affirmative since we only had 10-15 seconds of the last checklist to complete. We were cleared for takeoff from our position in the runup pad, and it was probably as much as 30 or more seconds before we actually reached the runway. This may have upset the tower's 'normal' timing of taxi versus takeoff flow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT AT IND ABORTS TKOF WHEN COMMUTER ACR CROSSES RWY IN FRONT OF IT.
Narrative: COMMUTER ACR CROSSED ACTIVE RWY (23R) AFTER WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF, AND STARTED OUR ROLL. WE ABORTED AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 200'. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER ACFT WAS ON TKOF/LNDG ON RWY 14, OR PERHAPS ON (VERY) FAST TAXI ON A SE PARALLEL, BUT WHEN I SAW HIM APCHING (MY) RWY 23, THE F/O AND I CONFIRMED WITH EACH OTHER THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AS WE BEGAN ROLLING. WHEN IT APPEARED OTHER ACFT WAS GOING TO CROSS, I ABORTED. 1) ONE POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS AN OVERBURDENED IND TWR. IND HAD RECEIVED 'SPILLOVER' ALTERNATE OPERATIONS DUE TO HEAVY GND FOG AT DTW, WITH PERHAPS, MORE THAN THE USUAL NUMBER OF ARRS/DEPS. 2) ANOTHER MIGHT BE THAT WE WERE HOLDING AT THE 23R RUNUP PAD FOR DTW WX TO LIFT, WITH ENGINES SHUT DOWN. WHEN WE RECEIVED OUR ATC CLRNC, IT TOOK US AROUND 3+ MINS TO START ENGINES AND COMPLETE CHECKLISTS. TWR ASKED IF WE WERE READY, AND I INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO REPLY IN THE AFFIRMATIVE SINCE WE ONLY HAD 10-15 SECONDS OF THE LAST CHECKLIST TO COMPLETE. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF FROM OUR POSITION IN THE RUNUP PAD, AND IT WAS PROBABLY AS MUCH AS 30 OR MORE SECONDS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY REACHED THE RWY. THIS MAY HAVE UPSET THE TWR'S 'NORMAL' TIMING OF TAXI VERSUS TKOF FLOW.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.