<< >> NASA ASRS Report 142064, April 1990

Air carrier medium large transport unable to comply with tower instructions to clear runway after being in position for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	142064
Time
Date	199004
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	142064
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared onto runway to hold. Told to turn left and exit runway to make way for landing traffic. Other traffic partially blocked the #1 position at the hold line for the runway. I tried to completely clear the runway area but could not. Tower was advised of such and relayed to the landing traffic. No apparent conflict occurred and no further mention of the incident was recorded. Subsequently reclred for takeoff. I should have taxied up to the next taxiway (300'), which would have presented no conflict other than sequencing for takeoff. The urgency in the tower controller's voice prompted me to turn left immediately and clear the runway. A little clearer instructions would have helped.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH TWR INSTRUCTIONS TO CLEAR RWY AFTER BEING IN POSITION FOR TKOF.

Narrative: CLRED ONTO RWY TO HOLD. TOLD TO TURN LEFT AND EXIT RWY TO MAKE WAY FOR LNDG TFC. OTHER TFC PARTIALLY BLOCKED THE #1 POS AT THE HOLD LINE FOR THE RWY. I TRIED TO COMPLETELY CLR THE RWY AREA BUT COULD NOT. TWR WAS ADVISED OF SUCH AND RELAYED TO THE LNDG TFC. NO APPARENT CONFLICT OCCURRED AND NO FURTHER MENTION OF THE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED. SUBSEQUENTLY RECLRED FOR TKOF. I SHOULD HAVE TAXIED UP TO THE NEXT TXWY (300'), WHICH WOULD HAVE PRESENTED NO CONFLICT OTHER THAN SEQUENCING FOR TKOF. THE URGENCY IN THE TWR CTLR'S VOICE PROMPTED ME TO TURN LEFT IMMEDIATELY AND CLR THE RWY. A LITTLE CLEARER INSTRUCTIONS WOULD HAVE HELPED.

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.