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Atx pilot went onto active runway while C402 was on takeoff roll. Ground controller told local controller and csna takeoff was aborted. Reporter stated tower ht makes it hard to distinguish runway from taxiway. Ground controller observed PA31 on the runway by noting tires on wrong side of runway lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller radar : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 351286 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft 1 instructed to taxi to runway 36 from FBO. Aircraft 1 taxied via taxiway B and turned sbound on runway 36. Aircraft 2 was forced to abort takeoff as air traffic controller on local was advising aircraft 2 of problem. I advised local the aircraft 1 was on the runway without permission at the same time the aircraft 1 was aborting takeoff. No damage and/or injury, only aborted takeoff. The distance to the runway is well over a mi, tower ht does not allow controllers to distinguish between runway, taxiway, and the ramp on that side of airport. Only the sighting of his tires on the wrong side of the runway lights caused the questioning of his position and telling local to abort aircraft 2 takeoff. Lit is awaiting funding for new tower which will allow for better visibility to the west side of airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX PLT WENT ONTO ACTIVE RWY WHILE C402 WAS ON TKOF ROLL. GND CTLR TOLD LCL CTLR AND CSNA TKOF WAS ABORTED. RPTR STATED TWR HT MAKES IT HARD TO DISTINGUISH RWY FROM TXWY. GND CTLR OBSERVED PA31 ON THE RWY BY NOTING TIRES ON WRONG SIDE OF RWY LIGHTS.
Narrative: ACFT 1 INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 36 FROM FBO. ACFT 1 TAXIED VIA TXWY B AND TURNED SBOUND ON RWY 36. ACFT 2 WAS FORCED TO ABORT TKOF AS AIR TFC CTLR ON LCL WAS ADVISING ACFT 2 OF PROB. I ADVISED LCL THE ACFT 1 WAS ON THE RWY WITHOUT PERMISSION AT THE SAME TIME THE ACFT 1 WAS ABORTING TKOF. NO DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY, ONLY ABORTED TKOF. THE DISTANCE TO THE RWY IS WELL OVER A MI, TWR HT DOES NOT ALLOW CTLRS TO DISTINGUISH BTWN RWY, TXWY, AND THE RAMP ON THAT SIDE OF ARPT. ONLY THE SIGHTING OF HIS TIRES ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RWY LIGHTS CAUSED THE QUESTIONING OF HIS POS AND TELLING LCL TO ABORT ACFT 2 TKOF. LIT IS AWAITING FUNDING FOR NEW TWR WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER VISIBILITY TO THE W SIDE OF ARPT.
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.