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Pilot of small aircraft X turned off runway into grass area because of an aircraft landing behind him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 173437 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 173437 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
On ILS runway 32 approach, landed runway 32. Was aware of traffic very close behind me. Tower advised to make left turn on runway 28L. On rollout visibility was extremely poor. Wet runway, runway lights on high resulted in lots of glare. Was moving very slowly on runway looking for turn-off. Turned toward left side of runway to try to see better. Saw large airplane just behind me that appeared to be touching down. Was so startled I added power and taxied off runway into grass. Tower apparently forgot about me or thought I was clear. I should have told tower I was having trouble finding turn-off so other airplane could have gone around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA X TURNED OFF RWY INTO GRASS AREA BECAUSE OF AN ACFT LNDG BEHIND HIM.
Narrative: ON ILS RWY 32 APCH, LANDED RWY 32. WAS AWARE OF TFC VERY CLOSE BEHIND ME. TWR ADVISED TO MAKE L TURN ON RWY 28L. ON ROLLOUT VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY POOR. WET RWY, RWY LIGHTS ON HIGH RESULTED IN LOTS OF GLARE. WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY ON RWY LOOKING FOR TURN-OFF. TURNED TOWARD L SIDE OF RWY TO TRY TO SEE BETTER. SAW LARGE AIRPLANE JUST BEHIND ME THAT APPEARED TO BE TOUCHING DOWN. WAS SO STARTLED I ADDED PWR AND TAXIED OFF RWY INTO GRASS. TWR APPARENTLY FORGOT ABOUT ME OR THOUGHT I WAS CLR. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD TWR I WAS HAVING TROUBLE FINDING TURN-OFF SO OTHER AIRPLANE COULD HAVE GONE AROUND.
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.