Operation deviation.

Attributes
ACN	286459
Time
Date	199410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	286459
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared to taxi to runway 19R for a scenic tour to the grand canyon in a C402C. During taxi I completed taxi checklist and played passenger briefing tapes and monitored. Near hold short line 1 contacted las tower and was cleared into position and hold runway 19R. I repeated clearance to tower and continued to roll into position. At this time (still rolling) I completed takeoff checklist. On frequency, tower had difficulty with a pilot north of airport who could not find the airport. Several xmissions between the 2 occurred. Then several more xmissions to carriers operating from runways 25L/right. I was in position 2 mins when another C402 appeared overhead executing a go around. I believe tower became distraction and forgot about me. Also, canyon tour operations are routinely cleared to land while on about a 6 mi left base. I had not heard the other aircraft on frequency until he announced the go around. Tower supervisor then cleared me for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OP DEV.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 19R FOR A SCENIC TOUR TO THE GRAND CANYON IN A C402C. DURING TAXI I COMPLETED TAXI CHKLIST AND PLAYED PAX BRIEFING TAPES AND MONITORED. NEAR HOLD SHORT LINE 1 CONTACTED LAS TWR AND WAS CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 19R. I REPEATED CLRNC TO TWR AND CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO POS. AT THIS TIME (STILL ROLLING) I COMPLETED TKOF CHKLIST. ON FREQ, TWR HAD DIFFICULTY WITH A PLT N OF ARPT WHO COULD NOT FIND THE ARPT. SEVERAL XMISSIONS BTWN THE 2 OCCURRED. THEN SEVERAL MORE XMISSIONS TO CARRIERS OPERATING FROM RWYS 25L/R. I WAS IN POS 2 MINS WHEN ANOTHER C402 APPEARED OVERHEAD EXECUTING A GAR. I BELIEVE TWR BECAME DISTR AND FORGOT ABOUT ME. ALSO, CANYON TOUR OPS ARE ROUTINELY CLRED TO LAND WHILE ON ABOUT A 6 MI L BASE. I HAD NOT HEARD THE OTHER ACFT ON FREQ UNTIL HE ANNOUNCED THE GAR. TWR SUPVR THEN CLRED ME FOR TKOF.

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.