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A landing aircraft overflew a taxiing aircraft crossing the landing runway threshold to another runway for takeoff. This resulted in less than standard separation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 144209 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation Operational Error |
Narrative:
Captain of airline's flight X ord to atl holding short of runway 22L for takeoff on same runway. Tower frequency 120.75. Tower controller issued us takeoff clearance and I added power to taxi onto runway 22L for takeoff. As I was taxiing across approach end of runway 27L, I noticed a 2 engine turboprop (airline's flight Y) out of my left window coming directly overhead for landing on runway 27L, who made no effort whatsoever to go around. At about this time tower made the comment to the effect, 'flight #X, I'd appreciate it when I clear you for takeoff, you go now.' I requested the tower phone # and completed my flight to atl. I talked with both the area controller and the tower controller who issued the takeoff clearance, who acknowledged he had made a mistake in attempting to get us off with too tight of spacing on landing traffic. He told me he had issued me the takeoff clearance with the landing aircraft at 2 mi from landing. What concerns me even more is the fact that airline #xyz continued his approach directly over my aircraft (probably 100-200') and chose to complete his landing rather than go around. Neither did tower instruct airline #Y to go around. Both of these decision could have resulted in potentially catastrophic consequences.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LNDG ACFT OVERFLEW A TAXIING ACFT CROSSING THE LNDG RWY THRESHOLD TO ANOTHER RWY FOR TKOF. THIS RESULTED IN LESS THAN STANDARD SEPARATION.
Narrative: CAPT OF AIRLINE'S FLT X ORD TO ATL HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 22L FOR TKOF ON SAME RWY. TWR FREQ 120.75. TWR CTLR ISSUED US TKOF CLRNC AND I ADDED PWR TO TAXI ONTO RWY 22L FOR TKOF. AS I WAS TAXIING ACROSS APCH END OF RWY 27L, I NOTICED A 2 ENG TURBOPROP (AIRLINE'S FLT Y) OUT OF MY LEFT WINDOW COMING DIRECTLY OVERHEAD FOR LNDG ON RWY 27L, WHO MADE NO EFFORT WHATSOEVER TO GO AROUND. AT ABOUT THIS TIME TWR MADE THE COMMENT TO THE EFFECT, 'FLT #X, I'D APPRECIATE IT WHEN I CLR YOU FOR TKOF, YOU GO NOW.' I REQUESTED THE TWR PHONE # AND COMPLETED MY FLT TO ATL. I TALKED WITH BOTH THE AREA CTLR AND THE TWR CTLR WHO ISSUED THE TKOF CLRNC, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE IN ATTEMPTING TO GET US OFF WITH TOO TIGHT OF SPACING ON LNDG TFC. HE TOLD ME HE HAD ISSUED ME THE TKOF CLRNC WITH THE LNDG ACFT AT 2 MI FROM LNDG. WHAT CONCERNS ME EVEN MORE IS THE FACT THAT AIRLINE #XYZ CONTINUED HIS APCH DIRECTLY OVER MY ACFT (PROBABLY 100-200') AND CHOSE TO COMPLETE HIS LNDG RATHER THAN GO AROUND. NEITHER DID TWR INSTRUCT AIRLINE #Y TO GO AROUND. BOTH OF THESE DECISION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES.
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.