Small transport crosses active runway as small aircraft begins takeoff on that runway.

Attributes
ACN	158474
Time
Date	199009
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	158474
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon landing my right brake began to fade as I was intent upon slowing and keeping the aircraft under control. The tower issued taxi instructions. Which I believe I acknowledged while still trying to slow down. The instructions I believe I heard was taxi to runway 27 to FBO. As I xed runway 23 I saw an aircraft (single engine small aircraft) taking off on runway 23. No evasive action was necessary. It was at this that I realized something was not quite as it should be. After crossing runway 23 the tower instructed me to telephone them upon reaching FBO, which I did. Incidentally, this is not the first instance of miscom between kalamazoo tower and pilot. I have heard at least on instance between a pilot and controller where the controller was at fault. Personally I have encountered an instance where I was on short final for runway 5 and had to take evasive action in the manner of a go around because the tower cleared an aircraft for takeoff while I was on short final. This also occurred at kalamazoo tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT CROSSES ACTIVE RWY AS SMA BEGINS TKOF ON THAT RWY.

Narrative: UPON LNDG MY R BRAKE BEGAN TO FADE AS I WAS INTENT UPON SLOWING AND KEEPING THE ACFT UNDER CTL. THE TWR ISSUED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. WHICH I BELIEVE I ACKNOWLEDGED WHILE STILL TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THE INSTRUCTIONS I BELIEVE I HEARD WAS TAXI TO RWY 27 TO FBO. AS I XED RWY 23 I SAW AN ACFT (SINGLE ENG SMA) TAKING OFF ON RWY 23. NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. IT WAS AT THIS THAT I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS NOT QUITE AS IT SHOULD BE. AFTER XING RWY 23 THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO TELEPHONE THEM UPON REACHING FBO, WHICH I DID. INCIDENTALLY, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF MISCOM BTWN KALAMAZOO TWR AND PLT. I HAVE HEARD AT LEAST ON INSTANCE BTWN A PLT AND CTLR WHERE THE CTLR WAS AT FAULT. PERSONALLY I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN INSTANCE WHERE I WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 5 AND HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION IN THE MANNER OF A GO AROUND BECAUSE THE TWR CLRED AN ACFT FOR TKOF WHILE I WAS ON SHORT FINAL. THIS ALSO OCCURRED AT KALAMAZOO TWR.

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.