C150 tow plane suffers an near midair collision at tex, co. When barely 3 ft over the end of runway ...

Attributes
ACN	378439
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tex
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 3 agl bound upper : 3
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	378439
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical conflict : nmac incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 50 vertical : 10
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tow plane released the glider approximately 5 mi out and made a radio call: 'telluride traffic, tow plane over the ski area inbound for runway 27, telluride.' cherokee radioed taxi for runway 27, #2 for departure. Tow plane reported 3 mi left base for runway 27 in the same format as above. At that time I noted a beech jet in the run-up area and a small aircraft on the parallel taxiway. Beech jet radioed he was ready to roll, tow plane radioed it would slow up to let beech jet depart, then follow him in. Beech jet departed runway 27. Tow plane radioed: 'telluride traffic, tow plane, half mi left base, runway 27, telluride.' tow plane radioed, 1/4 mi final for runway 27, same format. At this point piper cherokee taxied from the run-up area onto runway 27 and made a radio call 'aircraft Y departing runway 27.' tow plane was now rounding out over the paved overrun area about 3 ft off the ground with 200 ft of tow rope dragging along the ground. Tow plane was too low to pass over the top of cherokee, so I banked hard left and passed beside the cherokee in a very steep bank, full throttle, retracting the flaps. Tow plane missed the cherokee's left wing by 30-50 ft. The tow rope trailed much closer. The tow rope also broke a $350 runway end identify light. Tow plane radioed 'tow plane going around runway 27,' continued through a 360 degree turn and landed. Cherokee radioed 'oops, sorry tow plane,' and departed runway 27. Glider radioed 'glad that wasn't me with no motor.' line crew radioed something like 'quick reactions tow plane,' 'holy shit,' etc. Tow plane and someone else asked for pilot's name, got no answer. Tow plane's approach pattern was directly in front of aircraft Y's windshield. Aircraft was on frequency before and after the incident, and was never on ZDV frequency or on 122.8.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 TOW PLANE SUFFERS AN NMAC AT TEX, CO. WHEN BARELY 3 FT OVER THE END OF RWY 27, A PA28 IN THE RUN-UP PAD PULLS OUT ON THE RWY IN FRONT OF HIM. PLT EVADES BUT TOW ROPE BREAKS A REIL LIGHT AT RWY'S END.

Narrative: TOW PLANE RELEASED THE GLIDER APPROX 5 MI OUT AND MADE A RADIO CALL: 'TELLURIDE TFC, TOW PLANE OVER THE SKI AREA INBOUND FOR RWY 27, TELLURIDE.' CHEROKEE RADIOED TAXI FOR RWY 27, #2 FOR DEP. TOW PLANE RPTED 3 MI L BASE FOR RWY 27 IN THE SAME FORMAT AS ABOVE. AT THAT TIME I NOTED A BEECH JET IN THE RUN-UP AREA AND A SMALL ACFT ON THE PARALLEL TXWY. BEECH JET RADIOED HE WAS READY TO ROLL, TOW PLANE RADIOED IT WOULD SLOW UP TO LET BEECH JET DEPART, THEN FOLLOW HIM IN. BEECH JET DEPARTED RWY 27. TOW PLANE RADIOED: 'TELLURIDE TFC, TOW PLANE, HALF MI L BASE, RWY 27, TELLURIDE.' TOW PLANE RADIOED, 1/4 MI FINAL FOR RWY 27, SAME FORMAT. AT THIS POINT PIPER CHEROKEE TAXIED FROM THE RUN-UP AREA ONTO RWY 27 AND MADE A RADIO CALL 'ACFT Y DEPARTING RWY 27.' TOW PLANE WAS NOW ROUNDING OUT OVER THE PAVED OVERRUN AREA ABOUT 3 FT OFF THE GND WITH 200 FT OF TOW ROPE DRAGGING ALONG THE GND. TOW PLANE WAS TOO LOW TO PASS OVER THE TOP OF CHEROKEE, SO I BANKED HARD L AND PASSED BESIDE THE CHEROKEE IN A VERY STEEP BANK, FULL THROTTLE, RETRACTING THE FLAPS. TOW PLANE MISSED THE CHEROKEE'S L WING BY 30-50 FT. THE TOW ROPE TRAILED MUCH CLOSER. THE TOW ROPE ALSO BROKE A $350 RWY END IDENT LIGHT. TOW PLANE RADIOED 'TOW PLANE GOING AROUND RWY 27,' CONTINUED THROUGH A 360 DEG TURN AND LANDED. CHEROKEE RADIOED 'OOPS, SORRY TOW PLANE,' AND DEPARTED RWY 27. GLIDER RADIOED 'GLAD THAT WASN'T ME WITH NO MOTOR.' LINE CREW RADIOED SOMETHING LIKE 'QUICK REACTIONS TOW PLANE,' 'HOLY SHIT,' ETC. TOW PLANE AND SOMEONE ELSE ASKED FOR PLT'S NAME, GOT NO ANSWER. TOW PLANE'S APCH PATTERN WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ACFT Y'S WINDSHIELD. ACFT WAS ON FREQ BEFORE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT, AND WAS NEVER ON ZDV FREQ OR ON 122.8.

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.

C150 tow plane suffers an near midair collision at tex, co. When barely 3 ft over the end of runway 27, a PA28 in the run-up pad pulls out on the runway in front of him. Pilot evades but tow rope breaks a REIL light at runway's end.