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Pilot of a bell 206 long ranger helicopter crossed over the approach end of the runway during departure in front of a twin cessna on short final due to a misunderstanding or tower instructions for departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336406 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gcn |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gcn |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Jet/Long Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 830 |
| ASRS Report | 336406 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 750 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taking off from our company heliport, I crossed the approach end of runway 21 at gcn. I mistakenly thought I was cleared to cross. At the same time a twin cessna was on short final, my aircraft passing in front of him, surprising the cessna pilot. Our company is operating out of a new facility which is approximately 200 yards northeast of the approach end of runway 21 at gcn. It is SOP to cross the runway for our departures in this manner. Just prior to takeoff I was trying to resolve a problem with 3 mon english speaking passenger in the aft cabin. This was a distraction. While receiving my takeoff clearance from the tower, I mistook the tower's instructions 'cleared for departure' as 'cleared to cross the runway.' as of this writing, our company is working with gcn tower on improving phraseology (there have been several similar miscoms with our departing helicopters prior to this one).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BELL 206 LONG RANGER HELI CROSSED OVER THE APCH END OF THE RWY DURING DEP IN FRONT OF A TWIN CESSNA ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING OR TWR INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEP.
Narrative: WHILE TAKING OFF FROM OUR COMPANY HELIPORT, I CROSSED THE APCH END OF RWY 21 AT GCN. I MISTAKENLY THOUGHT I WAS CLRED TO CROSS. AT THE SAME TIME A TWIN CESSNA WAS ON SHORT FINAL, MY ACFT PASSING IN FRONT OF HIM, SURPRISING THE CESSNA PLT. OUR COMPANY IS OPERATING OUT OF A NEW FACILITY WHICH IS APPROX 200 YARDS NE OF THE APCH END OF RWY 21 AT GCN. IT IS SOP TO CROSS THE RWY FOR OUR DEPS IN THIS MANNER. JUST PRIOR TO TKOF I WAS TRYING TO RESOLVE A PROB WITH 3 MON ENGLISH SPEAKING PAX IN THE AFT CABIN. THIS WAS A DISTR. WHILE RECEIVING MY TKOF CLRNC FROM THE TWR, I MISTOOK THE TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS 'CLRED FOR DEP' AS 'CLRED TO CROSS THE RWY.' AS OF THIS WRITING, OUR COMPANY IS WORKING WITH GCN TWR ON IMPROVING PHRASEOLOGY (THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR MISCOMS WITH OUR DEPARTING HELIS PRIOR TO THIS ONE).
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.