Landing on occupied runway.

Attributes
ACN	181979
Time
Date	199106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dro
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	181979
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The morning of 6/91 I was acting as captain of an medium large transport for a scheduled carrier en route from gjt to dro. The WX was clear and visibility was good. 1 aircraft was ahead of us on the approach. He landed and cancelled IFR, so center cleared us for the visibility. We made the required call per our operations manual to the company and they informed us there was 1 aircraft at the end of runway 20 holding short. We used the standard frequency of 122.8 for reporting our entry to downwind, base, final and short final. No other aircraft responded. It was dawn so there was a haze and we were landing with the sun in our eyes, and this was the preferred runway, 1 aircraft landed before us and 1 very shortly after us. We turned approximately a 5 mi final and saw a reflection that looked as if it was off the end of runway 20. We couldn't determine if it was an aircraft or a car off the end watching us, so we made a call on short final to see if it was an aircraft. No one responded. I briefed the first officer and told him if the light moved to be ready first officer a go around, but it didn't and we concluded that due to the length of our final and the numerous radio calls if it was an aircraft it would have moved or taken off. During rollout about 1/2 way down the runway we idented it was a single engine aircraft. We turned off the runway. The aircraft behind us now reported he was a 5 mi final. The first officer reported us clear and I noticed the aircraft on runway 20 rolling, so I warned the aircraft behind us. About halfway down the runway this aircraft announced that he was departing runway 20 durango. This indicated to me that he was monitoring unicom but was not answering any calls previously. Landing into the sun this time of the morning greatly reduced our visibility, but we were making all the proper calls according to the airman's information manual, far and our company operations, we even made a call on short final, which isn't required, to help make our final landing decision. Being as how no one responded, and due to an extremely long final, and no movement of the light we based our decision to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG ON OCCUPIED RWY.

Narrative: THE MORNING OF 6/91 I WAS ACTING AS CAPT OF AN MLG FOR A SCHEDULED CARRIER ENRTE FROM GJT TO DRO. THE WX WAS CLR AND VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. 1 ACFT WAS AHEAD OF US ON THE APCH. HE LANDED AND CANCELLED IFR, SO CENTER CLRED US FOR THE VIS. WE MADE THE REQUIRED CALL PER OUR OPS MANUAL TO THE COMPANY AND THEY INFORMED US THERE WAS 1 ACFT AT THE END OF RWY 20 HOLDING SHORT. WE USED THE STANDARD FREQ OF 122.8 FOR RPTING OUR ENTRY TO DOWNWIND, BASE, FINAL AND SHORT FINAL. NO OTHER ACFT RESPONDED. IT WAS DAWN SO THERE WAS A HAZE AND WE WERE LNDG WITH THE SUN IN OUR EYES, AND THIS WAS THE PREFERRED RWY, 1 ACFT LANDED BEFORE US AND 1 VERY SHORTLY AFTER US. WE TURNED APPROX A 5 MI FINAL AND SAW A REFLECTION THAT LOOKED AS IF IT WAS OFF THE END OF RWY 20. WE COULDN'T DETERMINE IF IT WAS AN ACFT OR A CAR OFF THE END WATCHING US, SO WE MADE A CALL ON SHORT FINAL TO SEE IF IT WAS AN ACFT. NO ONE RESPONDED. I BRIEFED THE F/O AND TOLD HIM IF THE LIGHT MOVED TO BE READY FO A GAR, BUT IT DIDN'T AND WE CONCLUDED THAT DUE TO THE LENGTH OF OUR FINAL AND THE NUMEROUS RADIO CALLS IF IT WAS AN ACFT IT WOULD HAVE MOVED OR TAKEN OFF. DURING ROLLOUT ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY WE IDENTED IT WAS A SINGLE ENG ACFT. WE TURNED OFF THE RWY. THE ACFT BEHIND US NOW RPTED HE WAS A 5 MI FINAL. THE F/O RPTED US CLR AND I NOTICED THE ACFT ON RWY 20 ROLLING, SO I WARNED THE ACFT BEHIND US. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY THIS ACFT ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RWY 20 DURANGO. THIS INDICATED TO ME THAT HE WAS MONITORING UNICOM BUT WAS NOT ANSWERING ANY CALLS PREVIOUSLY. LNDG INTO THE SUN THIS TIME OF THE MORNING GREATLY REDUCED OUR VISIBILITY, BUT WE WERE MAKING ALL THE PROPER CALLS ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN'S INFO MANUAL, FAR AND OUR COMPANY OPS, WE EVEN MADE A CALL ON SHORT FINAL, WHICH ISN'T REQUIRED, TO HELP MAKE OUR FINAL LNDG DECISION. BEING AS HOW NO ONE RESPONDED, AND DUE TO AN EXTREMELY LONG FINAL, AND NO MOVEMENT OF THE LIGHT WE BASED OUR DECISION TO LAND.

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.