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A taxiing C172 was instructed to taxi to runway 29, however, the pilot stopped on runway 4-22 to complete the runup before taxiing to runway 29. The controller reporter claims that only local pilots may conduct their runup on runway 4, and transient pilots are supposed to continue to runway 29 for their runup.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362957 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gjt |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 362957 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
A C172 was instructed to taxi to runway 29. Pilot taxied out onto runway 4/22 and did a runup for approximately 8 mins without approval to access this runway. Only local pilots access runway 4/22 when instructed to taxi to runway 29. All transient pilots will hold short of runway 4/22. Local pilots do this because the aviation education representative has persistently told local pilots they can access this runway without approval from the tower. Again, if an accident occurs -- regardless of the reason, while a pilot is on runway 4/22 without approval from the tower, who will be held liable for the accident? The word 'cross' does not mean the same thing as 'access.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TAXIING C172 WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 29, HOWEVER, THE PLT STOPPED ON RWY 4-22 TO COMPLETE THE RUNUP BEFORE TAXIING TO RWY 29. THE CTLR RPTR CLAIMS THAT ONLY LCL PLTS MAY CONDUCT THEIR RUNUP ON RWY 4, AND TRANSIENT PLTS ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTINUE TO RWY 29 FOR THEIR RUNUP.
Narrative: A C172 WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 29. PLT TAXIED OUT ONTO RWY 4/22 AND DID A RUNUP FOR APPROX 8 MINS WITHOUT APPROVAL TO ACCESS THIS RWY. ONLY LCL PLTS ACCESS RWY 4/22 WHEN INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 29. ALL TRANSIENT PLTS WILL HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4/22. LCL PLTS DO THIS BECAUSE THE AVIATION EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE HAS PERSISTENTLY TOLD LCL PLTS THEY CAN ACCESS THIS RWY WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE TWR. AGAIN, IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS -- REGARDLESS OF THE REASON, WHILE A PLT IS ON RWY 4/22 WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE TWR, WHO WILL BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE ACCIDENT? THE WORD 'CROSS' DOES NOT MEAN THE SAME THING AS 'ACCESS.'
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.