Aircraft Y cleared for takeoff on occupied runway. Operational deviation.

Attributes
ACN	147720
Time
Date	199005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : uca
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	147720
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X landed runway 27 at uca. Tower offered taxiway or 180 degree turn on runway back to previous taxiway before runway intersection. Accepted 180 because shorter taxi route back to general aviation over near approach end of runway 27. Controller instructed me to hold short of runway 33 due to landing traffic on that runway. Waited about 3-4 mins short of intersection while 3 aircraft landed. In meantime controller cleared departing aircraft Y into position and hold on runway 27 (facing me). After last aircraft landed on runway 33, controller having obviously forgotten me cleared aircraft Y holding in position on runway 27 for takeoff. Other pilot pointed out I was still on runway. Controller also realized immediately that I was still there, and I was also ready to put in a word, or even move out of the way if necessary. All 3 of us also came close to keying our microphone's simultaneously.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT Y CLEARED FOR TKOF ON OCCUPIED RWY. OPDEV.

Narrative: SMA X LANDED RWY 27 AT UCA. TWR OFFERED TXWY OR 180 DEG TURN ON RWY BACK TO PREVIOUS TXWY BEFORE RWY INTXN. ACCEPTED 180 BECAUSE SHORTER TAXI RTE BACK TO GENERAL AVIATION OVER NEAR APCH END OF RWY 27. CTLR INSTRUCTED ME TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 33 DUE TO LNDG TFC ON THAT RWY. WAITED ABOUT 3-4 MINS SHORT OF INTXN WHILE 3 ACFT LANDED. IN MEANTIME CTLR CLRED DEPARTING ACFT Y INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 27 (FACING ME). AFTER LAST ACFT LANDED ON RWY 33, CTLR HAVING OBVIOUSLY FORGOTTEN ME CLRED ACFT Y HOLDING IN POS ON RWY 27 FOR TKOF. OTHER PLT POINTED OUT I WAS STILL ON RWY. CTLR ALSO REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT I WAS STILL THERE, AND I WAS ALSO READY TO PUT IN A WORD, OR EVEN MOVE OUT OF THE WAY IF NECESSARY. ALL 3 OF US ALSO CAME CLOSE TO KEYING OUR MIKE'S SIMULTANEOUSLY.

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.