Narrative:

Aircraft crossed close to our position after we had been cleared for takeoff. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that this incident happened at pittsburgh, PA. The aircraft he was flying was a LR35 and the tower was notified by him that the tail of the preceding landing aircraft was still overlapping the runway. Therefore, the tower reclred him for takeoff after the other aircraft had completely moved off the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A LR35 JET WERE RECLRED FOR TKOF AFTER THE PRECEDING LARGE ACFT'S TAIL WAS PROTRUDING ONTO THE RWY.

Narrative: ACFT CROSSED CLOSE TO OUR POS AFTER WE HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT PITTSBURGH, PA. THE ACFT HE WAS FLYING WAS A LR35 AND THE TWR WAS NOTIFIED BY HIM THAT THE TAIL OF THE PRECEDING LNDG ACFT WAS STILL OVERLAPPING THE RWY. THEREFORE, THE TWR RECLRED HIM FOR TKOF AFTER THE OTHER ACFT HAD COMPLETELY MOVED OFF THE RWY.

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.