A corporate jet was in position for departure, when a light aircraft approached, opposite direction,...

Attributes
ACN	299525
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oxc
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	299525
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We completed the before takeoff checklist, and set up the radios for the short flight to our home base, approximately 8 mins away. We made an announcement that we were taking the active runway 18, for departure, and checked both the approach and department ends for traffic. We taxied into position, and began the final takeoff checklist items. It was at this point, that we noticed a light aircraft on very short final for the opposite runway. The light aircraft behind us, taxied up to the hold line. This left us no where to go, as the nearest taxiway was at the mid point of the runway. We moved as far as possible to the left of the runway, and were prepared to take it onto the grass if necessary. At this time I noticed that communication radio #1, was set to the ATIS frequency for the destination airport, communication radio #2, was set to the unicom frequency, but my isoamplifier was set to transmit and receive on communication radio #1. We always use communication radio #2, as primary. The isoamplifier position was not changed from the inbound flight, when the captain was working approach, and I was working unicom, I had inadvertently switched communication radio #1, from unicom, to the ATIS frequency, in preparation for the short flight, thinking that I was transmitting and receiving on communication radio #2. My focus was on the preparation for the short flight ahead, and all that must be accomplished. In the future, I will confirm exactly which communication my isoamplifier is set for, you can be sure. The light aircraft landed and cleared mid-field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CORPORATE JET WAS IN POS FOR DEP, WHEN A LIGHT ACFT APCHED, OPPOSITE DIRECTION, AND LANDED. THE CORPORATE JET'S FLC, WAS OPERATING THE COM RADIOS, INCORRECTLY AND, ALSO, FAILED TO SEE THE INBOUND TFC, WHEN THEY TAXIED ONTO THE RWY.

Narrative: WE COMPLETED THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST, AND SET UP THE RADIOS FOR THE SHORT FLT TO OUR HOME BASE, APPROX 8 MINS AWAY. WE MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE WERE TAKING THE ACTIVE RWY 18, FOR DEP, AND CHKED BOTH THE APCH AND DEPT ENDS FOR TFC. WE TAXIED INTO POS, AND BEGAN THE FINAL TKOF CHKLIST ITEMS. IT WAS AT THIS POINT, THAT WE NOTICED A LIGHT ACFT ON VERY SHORT FINAL FOR THE OPPOSITE RWY. THE LIGHT ACFT BEHIND US, TAXIED UP TO THE HOLD LINE. THIS LEFT US NO WHERE TO GO, AS THE NEAREST TXWY WAS AT THE MID POINT OF THE RUNWAY. WE MOVED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE L OF THE RWY, AND WERE PREPARED TO TAKE IT ONTO THE GRASS IF NECESSARY. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED THAT COM RADIO #1, WAS SET TO THE ATIS FREQ FOR THE DEST ARPT, COM RADIO #2, WAS SET TO THE UNICOM FREQ, BUT MY ISOAMPLIFIER WAS SET TO XMIT AND RECEIVE ON COM RADIO #1. WE ALWAYS USE COM RADIO #2, AS PRIMARY. THE ISOAMPLIFIER POS WAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE INBOUND FLT, WHEN THE CAPT WAS WORKING APCH, AND I WAS WORKING UNICOM, I HAD INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED COM RADIO #1, FROM UNICOM, TO THE ATIS FREQ, IN PREPARATION FOR THE SHORT FLT, THINKING THAT I WAS XMITTING AND RECEIVING ON COM RADIO #2. MY FOCUS WAS ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE SHORT FLT AHEAD, AND ALL THAT MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL CONFIRM EXACTLY WHICH COM MY ISOAMPLIFIER IS SET FOR, YOU CAN BE SURE. THE LIGHT ACFT LANDED AND CLRED MID-FIELD.

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.

A corporate jet was in position for departure, when a light aircraft approached, opposite direction, and landed. The corporate jet's flight crew, was operating the communication radios, incorrectly and, also, failed to see the inbound traffic, when they taxied onto the runway.