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Light transport commuter lands close behind small aircraft while small aircraft still on runway. Non tower airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 247102 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : p06 |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| ASRS Report | 247102 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The small aircraft ahead landed, slowed to very slow taxi speed, and did not exit the runway as expected. The first officer expected me to go around. I felt there was no collision hazard, because our aircraft could be landed and stopped with over 1000 ft remaining before we reached the small aircraft, even if he were to stop on the runway. The small aircraft was not stopped. I landed. By the time we had rolled 500 ft after touchdown, the small aircraft cleared the runway. We never got within a couple thousand ft of the small aircraft until after we taxied clear (he was stopped off the runway), yet the first officer thought it was a 'close call.' I can't find any far other than 91.111, but he claims 2 airplanes can't be on the runway at once. I don't think there is any such rule.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LTT COMMUTER LANDS CLOSE BEHIND SMA WHILE SMA STILL ON RWY. NON TWR ARPT.
Narrative: THE SMA AHEAD LANDED, SLOWED TO VERY SLOW TAXI SPD, AND DID NOT EXIT THE RWY AS EXPECTED. THE FO EXPECTED ME TO GAR. I FELT THERE WAS NO COLLISION HAZARD, BECAUSE OUR ACFT COULD BE LANDED AND STOPPED WITH OVER 1000 FT REMAINING BEFORE WE REACHED THE SMA, EVEN IF HE WERE TO STOP ON THE RWY. THE SMA WAS NOT STOPPED. I LANDED. BY THE TIME WE HAD ROLLED 500 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE SMA CLRED THE RWY. WE NEVER GOT WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND FT OF THE SMA UNTIL AFTER WE TAXIED CLR (HE WAS STOPPED OFF THE RWY), YET THE FO THOUGHT IT WAS A 'CLOSE CALL.' I CAN'T FIND ANY FAR OTHER THAN 91.111, BUT HE CLAIMS 2 AIRPLANES CAN'T BE ON THE RWY AT ONCE. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY SUCH RULE.
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.