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Small aircraft taxis onto runway at uncontrolled airport and sees shadow of aircraft overlying. Pilot comments about aircraft on runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 147784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90 airport : n80 |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 101 |
| ASRS Report | 147784 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Held short runway 32. Looked for traffic. Seeing none, announced taking runway, taxi into position and checked INS. Looked up when I sensed shadow pass over. Looked like an small aircraft executing go around. Heard '(unintelligible) aircraft on runway.' contributing factors: aircraft position a view blocked by wing. Aircraft position B view blocked by nose/wing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states visibility was poor--3-5 mi and hazy. 'Looking' technique is to turn aircraft 45 degrees toward final and check base and final areas for traffic. Did not see anyone and that is what is so frustrating. He looked but didn't see. Unicom serves 2 or 3 airports in area and can be very confusing at times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA TAXIS ONTO RWY AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT AND SEES SHADOW OF ACFT OVERLYING. PLT COMMENTS ABOUT ACFT ON RWY.
Narrative: HELD SHORT RWY 32. LOOKED FOR TFC. SEEING NONE, ANNOUNCED TAKING RWY, TAXI INTO POS AND CHKED INS. LOOKED UP WHEN I SENSED SHADOW PASS OVER. LOOKED LIKE AN SMA EXECUTING GAR. HEARD '(UNINTELLIGIBLE) ACFT ON RWY.' CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ACFT POS A VIEW BLOCKED BY WING. ACFT POS B VIEW BLOCKED BY NOSE/WING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES VISIBILITY WAS POOR--3-5 MI AND HAZY. 'LOOKING' TECHNIQUE IS TO TURN ACFT 45 DEGS TOWARD FINAL AND CHK BASE AND FINAL AREAS FOR TFC. DID NOT SEE ANYONE AND THAT IS WHAT IS SO FRUSTRATING. HE LOOKED BUT DIDN'T SEE. UNICOM SERVES 2 OR 3 ARPTS IN AREA AND CAN BE VERY CONFUSING AT TIMES.
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.