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Pilot reported miscommunication with ATC; causing ground conflict and a possible airborne conflict when preparing for takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1740407 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | APA.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | RV-9 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 3000 Vertical 1000 |
Narrative:
Cleared for take off runway 10. On adsb; [I] saw [a] small plane coming [in the] opposite direction toward landing runway 28 (same runway). Delayed take off roll and queried tower if aircraft Y was landing runway 28. They said no; that it was downwind for runway 17. Aborted take off as [the] plane never turned north for downwind entry for runway 17. This was an near midair collision in the making. After rolling out and entering [the] ramp after aborted take off; tower advised me the traffic was north of centerline for runway 10; and downwind the whole time (it wasn't). The tower is not aligned with runway 28 and their visual was in error. Poor and dangerous display of controlling abilities. Lost confidence in their keeping me safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported miscommunication with ATC; causing ground conflict and a possible airborne conflict when preparing for takeoff.
Narrative: Cleared for take off Runway 10. On ADSB; [I] saw [a] small plane coming [in the] opposite direction toward landing Runway 28 (same runway). Delayed take off roll and queried Tower if Aircraft Y was landing Runway 28. They said no; that it was downwind for Runway 17. Aborted take off as [the] plane never turned north for downwind entry for Runway 17. This was an NMAC in the making. After rolling out and entering [the] ramp after aborted take off; Tower advised me the traffic was north of centerline for Runway 10; and downwind the whole time (it wasn't). The Tower is not aligned with Runway 28 and their visual was in error. Poor and dangerous display of controlling abilities. Lost confidence in their keeping me safe.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.