Aircraft on takeoff, icb when commuter announced he will make a 180 degree turn and taxi back.

Attributes
ACN	236041
Time
Date	199302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdm
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 75
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2275 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	236041
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was waiting to takeoff on runway 10 rdm airport. Commuter flight was inbound behind an small aircraft. The small aircraft made a touch-and-go, the commuter landed. I announced my intentions to takeoff and was acknowledged by redmond radio. After I was airborne, commuter announced that I was going to make a 180 degree turn on the active runway and taxi back. By this time I was already overhead of this plane. No conflict arose but I think that if a pilot is going to back-taxi on an active runway, it should make its intentions known. I talked to redmond FSS. They said that they normally do advise if they know this situation arises but that the pilot making the 180 degree turn should have announced his intentions long before they did. They also said that it was common practice for the commercial airlines to make 180 degree turns to prevent a long taxi back on taxiway. I believe that if this is made known it may prevent a conflict with landing or departing aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ON TKOF, ICB WHEN COMMUTER ANNOUNCED HE WILL MAKE A 180 DEG TURN AND TAXI BACK.

Narrative: I WAS WAITING TO TKOF ON RWY 10 RDM ARPT. COMMUTER FLT WAS INBOUND BEHIND AN SMA. THE SMA MADE A TOUCH-AND-GO, THE COMMUTER LANDED. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS TO TKOF AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY REDMOND RADIO. AFTER I WAS AIRBORNE, COMMUTER ANNOUNCED THAT I WAS GOING TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN ON THE ACTIVE RWY AND TAXI BACK. BY THIS TIME I WAS ALREADY OVERHEAD OF THIS PLANE. NO CONFLICT AROSE BUT I THINK THAT IF A PLT IS GOING TO BACK-TAXI ON AN ACTIVE RWY, IT SHOULD MAKE ITS INTENTIONS KNOWN. I TALKED TO REDMOND FSS. THEY SAID THAT THEY NORMALLY DO ADVISE IF THEY KNOW THIS SIT ARISES BUT THAT THE PLT MAKING THE 180 DEG TURN SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTIONS LONG BEFORE THEY DID. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS COMMON PRACTICE FOR THE COMMERCIAL AIRLINES TO MAKE 180 DEG TURNS TO PREVENT A LONG TAXI BACK ON TXWY. I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS IS MADE KNOWN IT MAY PREVENT A CONFLICT WITH LNDG OR DEPARTING ACFT.

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.