<< >> NASA ASRS Report 376055, July 1997

Pilot of turbo 210 taxies into position and hold on active runway at non tower airport. He then activates his radio to CTAF frequency as a citation lands over the top.

Attributes
ACN	376055
Time
Date	199707
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ump
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 649 flight time type : 73
ASRS Report	376055
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 75
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 went through runup at runup area, called clearance delivery and received a release. When told ready to go, pulled aircraft onto runway. Prior to sele cting CTAF, stopped aircraft to do a transponder/instrument/time check. In approximately time of 30- 45 seconds later, aircraft #2 descended onto runway passing overhead. The initial problem was aircraft #1 not selecting CTAF on, immediately prior to rolling out onto the active runway. The initial problem probably was caused by 2 factors: 1) pilot was introducing flying to a non flying passenger, and 2) he also is a relatively new instrument pilot. The corrective action was the lesson learned and he now is very aware of this departure procedure. For this pilot, this is the first such incident of any kind in over 35 yrs of flying which puts a real awareness in safety performance in his mind.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF TURBO 210 TAXIES INTO POS AND HOLD ON ACTIVE RWY AT NON TWR ARPT. HE THEN ACTIVATES HIS RADIO TO CTAF FREQ AS A CITATION LANDS OVER THE TOP.

Narrative: ACFT #1 WENT THROUGH RUNUP AT RUNUP AREA, CALLED CLRNC DELIVERY AND RECEIVED A RELEASE. WHEN TOLD READY TO GO, PULLED ACFT ONTO RWY. PRIOR TO SELE CTING CTAF, STOPPED ACFT TO DO A XPONDER/INST/TIME CHK. IN APPROX TIME OF 30- 45 SECONDS LATER, ACFT #2 DSNDED ONTO RWY PASSING OVERHEAD. THE INITIAL PROB WAS ACFT #1 NOT SELECTING CTAF ON, IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO ROLLING OUT ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY. THE INITIAL PROB PROBABLY WAS CAUSED BY 2 FACTORS: 1) PLT WAS INTRODUCING FLYING TO A NON FLYING PAX, AND 2) HE ALSO IS A RELATIVELY NEW INST PLT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE LESSON LEARNED AND HE NOW IS VERY AWARE OF THIS DEP PROC. FOR THIS PLT, THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH INCIDENT OF ANY KIND IN OVER 35 YRS OF FLYING WHICH PUTS A REAL AWARENESS IN SAFETY PERFORMANCE IN HIS MIND.

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.