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On landing rollout an air carrier medium large transport spots an small transport clearing the runway at the end.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173038 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi 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 : 180 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 173038 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were cleared to land at pittsburgh runway 10L as we passed through approximately 1000' AGL; at night, in VMC conditions. After a normal landing, we noticed the aircraft ahead of us just turning off the end of runway 10L. He was invisible due to the runway lighting to us until he made his turnoff at the runway end. Pitt runway 10L is 10500' long so there was never a collision problem. We thought, and the runway appeared to be clear. Commuter aircraft are extremely difficult to see from the back when they are on runway centerline lights at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON LNDG ROLLOUT AN ACR MLG SPOTS AN SMT CLEARING THE RWY AT THE END.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AT PITTSBURGH RWY 10L AS WE PASSED THROUGH APPROX 1000' AGL; AT NIGHT, IN VMC CONDITIONS. AFTER A NORMAL LNDG, WE NOTICED THE ACFT AHEAD OF US JUST TURNING OFF THE END OF RWY 10L. HE WAS INVISIBLE DUE TO THE RWY LIGHTING TO US UNTIL HE MADE HIS TURNOFF AT THE RWY END. PITT RWY 10L IS 10500' LONG SO THERE WAS NEVER A COLLISION PROB. WE THOUGHT, AND THE RWY APPEARED TO BE CLR. COMMUTER ACFT ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE FROM THE BACK WHEN THEY ARE ON RWY CTRLINE LIGHTS AT NIGHT.
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.