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MD80 was cleared into position and hold runway 5R. Nearing runway first officer called to stop. ATR42 was on his takeoff roll nearing liftoff. Tower did not warn of departing aircraft but said MD80 cleared into position after the departure. Tower using spanish for other traffic, english only for the MD80.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mex |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 42 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12700 flight time type : 8500 |
| ASRS Report | 376287 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
During taxi for departure, tower cleared us into position and hold runway 5R. We were running the before takeoff checklist as we reached the hold line when the first officer looked to the right (at the displaced threshold) and yelled 'stop!' an ATR42 had apparently been cleared for takeoff (in spanish) from the end of the displaced threshold. The ATR42 continued his takeoff roll, passing just in front of us (I was able to stop the aircraft (MD80) with the nose right at the runway lights). When we questioned the tower controller he stated that we were cleared into position and hold after the departing traffic. We were unaware of the departing traffic since we were the only crew using english and the controller never advised us of the ATR42. It is almost impossible to catch a controller error such as this when 2 languages are used by ATC. Had it not been for my alert first officer following SOP's, I am certain that we would have become the next air carrier runway incursion accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 WAS CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 5R. NEARING RWY FO CALLED TO STOP. ATR42 WAS ON HIS TKOF ROLL NEARING LIFTOFF. TWR DID NOT WARN OF DEPARTING ACFT BUT SAID MD80 CLRED INTO POS AFTER THE DEP. TWR USING SPANISH FOR OTHER TFC, ENGLISH ONLY FOR THE MD80.
Narrative: DURING TAXI FOR DEP, TWR CLRED US INTO POS AND HOLD RWY 5R. WE WERE RUNNING THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AS WE REACHED THE HOLD LINE WHEN THE FO LOOKED TO THE R (AT THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD) AND YELLED 'STOP!' AN ATR42 HAD APPARENTLY BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF (IN SPANISH) FROM THE END OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. THE ATR42 CONTINUED HIS TKOF ROLL, PASSING JUST IN FRONT OF US (I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACFT (MD80) WITH THE NOSE RIGHT AT THE RWY LIGHTS). WHEN WE QUESTIONED THE TWR CTLR HE STATED THAT WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD AFTER THE DEPARTING TFC. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE DEPARTING TFC SINCE WE WERE THE ONLY CREW USING ENGLISH AND THE CTLR NEVER ADVISED US OF THE ATR42. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CATCH A CTLR ERROR SUCH AS THIS WHEN 2 LANGUAGES ARE USED BY ATC. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR MY ALERT FO FOLLOWING SOP'S, I AM CERTAIN THAT WE WOULD HAVE BECOME THE NEXT ACR RWY INCURSION ACCIDENT.
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.