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Unknown air carrier aircraft took off from runway threshold. Apparently tower controller was unsure of the legality, but reporter captain says they still had 11000 ft of runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15800 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 377640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing to runway 16R at rno, I noticed that a DC9 was holding short adjacent to the runway at the overrun entrance. Upon contacting tower, we were asked if we were 'ready to go.' we reported that we were ready, and were cleared for takeoff, runway 16R. As we entered the runway at the threshold, tower asked if we wanted to takeoff from our present position. I replied that we would, and we were clear to takeoff from that position. (The runway threshold.) did not utilize overrun since runway is approximately 11000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNKNOWN ACR ACFT TOOK OFF FROM RWY THRESHOLD. APPARENTLY TWR CTLR WAS UNSURE OF THE LEGALITY, BUT RPTR CAPT SAYS THEY STILL HAD 11000 FT OF RWY.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 16R AT RNO, I NOTICED THAT A DC9 WAS HOLDING SHORT ADJACENT TO THE RWY AT THE OVERRUN ENTRANCE. UPON CONTACTING TWR, WE WERE ASKED IF WE WERE 'READY TO GO.' WE RPTED THAT WE WERE READY, AND WERE CLRED FOR TKOF, RWY 16R. AS WE ENTERED THE RWY AT THE THRESHOLD, TWR ASKED IF WE WANTED TO TKOF FROM OUR PRESENT POS. I REPLIED THAT WE WOULD, AND WE WERE CLR TO TKOF FROM THAT POS. (THE RWY THRESHOLD.) DID NOT UTILIZE OVERRUN SINCE RWY IS APPROX 11000 FT.
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.