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Pilot of small transport aircraft taxied onto opposing end of runway for takeoff while another aircraft was already in position at the other runway end for takeoff at an uncontrolled airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 216341 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cxl |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : geg |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 25500 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 216341 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As I took runway 26 for departure, I immediately noticed an aircraft lining up on the opposite runway (8) with the intention of taking off. Since I was not sure the other aircraft had seen me, I proceeded to exit the runway on a perpendicular taxiway. After I made radio contact with the pilot on that aircraft, he proceeded to takeoff while I held short of the runway. The airport in question is uncontrolled and I didn't hear the other pilot transmit his intentions. A contributing factor was the lighting conditions, with the sun low on the horizon and a hazy day it was hard to observe anything on the other side of field. Also the wind was calm, which normally dictates the usage of runway 26 to avoid the city on departure. In the final analysis there was actually no aircraft endangered due to the early recognition of this potentially hazardous situation. (This leg flown under far part 91, with no passengers being carried for hire).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMT ACFT TAXIED ONTO OPPOSING END OF RWY FOR TKOF WHILE ANOTHER ACFT WAS ALREADY IN POS AT THE OTHER RWY END FOR TKOF AT AN UNCTLED ARPT.
Narrative: AS I TOOK RWY 26 FOR DEP, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AN ACFT LINING UP ON THE OPPOSITE RWY (8) WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKING OFF. SINCE I WAS NOT SURE THE OTHER ACFT HAD SEEN ME, I PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE RWY ON A PERPENDICULAR TAXIWAY. AFTER I MADE RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PLT ON THAT ACFT, HE PROCEEDED TO TKOF WHILE I HELD SHORT OF THE RWY. THE ARPT IN QUESTION IS UNCTLED AND I DIDN'T HEAR THE OTHER PLT XMIT HIS INTENTIONS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LIGHTING CONDITIONS, WITH THE SUN LOW ON THE HORIZON AND A HAZY DAY IT WAS HARD TO OBSERVE ANYTHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FIELD. ALSO THE WIND WAS CALM, WHICH NORMALLY DICTATES THE USAGE OF RWY 26 TO AVOID THE CITY ON DEP. IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS THERE WAS ACTUALLY NO ACFT ENDANGERED DUE TO THE EARLY RECOGNITION OF THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. (THIS LEG FLOWN UNDER FAR PART 91, WITH NO PAXS BEING CARRIED FOR HIRE).
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.