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An small aircraft landed on runway 22R and was told to clear at taxiway B. The small aircraft went to the side of the runway, but missed the taxiway. When the small aircraft was approximately one half way down the runway he saw a saab air carrier pass over the top of him on takeoff. Controller then had the small aircraft do a 180 degree turn and exit the runway at the end.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384958 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 384958 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 80 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I conducted a cross country flight from charleston, wv, back to mckinney, tx, in an small aircraft. The second leg of that trip was from chattanooga, tn, to little rock, ar, deviating to the north around thunderstorms. The flight was an IFR flight and most of the initial portion was in IMC, until reaching the nashville area. The arrival in little rock was in good VFR conditions. I was cleared for a landing on runway 22R, and landed about XA20Z time, just behind a jet landing on runway 22L. After a normal landing I was instructed by the tower to exit the runway at taxiway B. During my rollout, I started looking for that taxiway. I could see txwys on the right sides, but I did not see any signs for taxiway B. Not wanting to turn onto a taxiway that I was not cleared to go on, I continued to taxi down runway 22R, keeping to the right (western) edge of the runway, because that was where I expected to see a sign marked taxiway 'B.' all of a sudden, I saw an airplane taking off from the same runway. When that airplane (I later learned it to be a saab commuter plane) passed me, it was about 100 ft above me, and to my left. It must have been tracking the centerline, while I was at the very western edge of the runway. The tower then started to issue instructions for me to make a 180 degree turn and return back to the approach end of the runway. At the approach end, I was instructed to turn left onto taxiway C, follow it in and hold at runway 18. While on taxiway C, I was asked to copy a phone number to call, and I stopped to comply with that. Having captured that number, I was cleared across runway 18 and into the parking area. After securing the airplane, I called the telephone number from the FBO office. It turned out to be adams field tower, and I talked to a gentleman by the name of mr X. Over the phone, we tried to reconstruct the sequence of events, but without much success. Mr X asked me whether I could stay in little rock for 15 or 20 mins so that he could look into this matter some more. I agreed and called back after about 20 mins. Mr X and myself went over the sequence of events one more time, and we were able to reconstruct it the way I have related it above. During this second telephone conversation, I had a detailed airport diagram in front of me, and we concluded that the controller had assumed me to have exited the runway at taxiway B, and was not aware of me still being on runway 22R. Also, mr X discussed the possibility that my position was more than half way down the runway when the saab passed me. Mr X took down my full n-number, name, address, and pilot certificate number. I was very concerned to find out what I had done wrong, but all mr X said was that I could perhaps have let the controller know that I was unfamiliar with the field. I asked him whether he knew whether there were signs with taxiway designators, and after asking somebody else in the tower, he told me that he thought so. If they exist, I did not see them. Perhaps they are not lighted? Given that I had received instructions to 'turn right on taxiway B,' I did not want to make the wrong turn, but wanted to turn onto the correct taxiway. What could I have done differently? I really don't know. When I operate at unfamiliar fields, I routinely ask for detailed taxi instructions, but this occurs after exiting the active runway, on the ground frequency. I have never heard anybody's unfamiliarity with a field being discussed on the tower frequency during the landing phase.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA LANDED ON RWY 22R AND WAS TOLD TO CLR AT TXWY B. THE SMA WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY, BUT MISSED THE TXWY. WHEN THE SMA WAS APPROX ONE HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY HE SAW A SAAB ACR PASS OVER THE TOP OF HIM ON TKOF. CTLR THEN HAD THE SMA DO A 180 DEG TURN AND EXIT THE RWY AT THE END.
Narrative: I CONDUCTED A XCOUNTRY FLT FROM CHARLESTON, WV, BACK TO MCKINNEY, TX, IN AN SMA. THE SECOND LEG OF THAT TRIP WAS FROM CHATTANOOGA, TN, TO LITTLE ROCK, AR, DEVIATING TO THE N AROUND TSTMS. THE FLT WAS AN IFR FLT AND MOST OF THE INITIAL PORTION WAS IN IMC, UNTIL REACHING THE NASHVILLE AREA. THE ARR IN LITTLE ROCK WAS IN GOOD VFR CONDITIONS. I WAS CLRED FOR A LNDG ON RWY 22R, AND LANDED ABOUT XA20Z TIME, JUST BEHIND A JET LNDG ON RWY 22L. AFTER A NORMAL LNDG I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR TO EXIT THE RWY AT TXWY B. DURING MY ROLLOUT, I STARTED LOOKING FOR THAT TXWY. I COULD SEE TXWYS ON THE R SIDES, BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNS FOR TXWY B. NOT WANTING TO TURN ONTO A TXWY THAT I WAS NOT CLRED TO GO ON, I CONTINUED TO TAXI DOWN RWY 22R, KEEPING TO THE R (WESTERN) EDGE OF THE RWY, BECAUSE THAT WAS WHERE I EXPECTED TO SEE A SIGN MARKED TXWY 'B.' ALL OF A SUDDEN, I SAW AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF FROM THE SAME RWY. WHEN THAT AIRPLANE (I LATER LEARNED IT TO BE A SAAB COMMUTER PLANE) PASSED ME, IT WAS ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE ME, AND TO MY L. IT MUST HAVE BEEN TRACKING THE CTRLINE, WHILE I WAS AT THE VERY WESTERN EDGE OF THE RWY. THE TWR THEN STARTED TO ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ME TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN AND RETURN BACK TO THE APCH END OF THE RWY. AT THE APCH END, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN L ONTO TXWY C, FOLLOW IT IN AND HOLD AT RWY 18. WHILE ON TXWY C, I WAS ASKED TO COPY A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL, AND I STOPPED TO COMPLY WITH THAT. HAVING CAPTURED THAT NUMBER, I WAS CLRED ACROSS RWY 18 AND INTO THE PARKING AREA. AFTER SECURING THE AIRPLANE, I CALLED THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM THE FBO OFFICE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE ADAMS FIELD TWR, AND I TALKED TO A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF MR X. OVER THE PHONE, WE TRIED TO RECONSTRUCT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, BUT WITHOUT MUCH SUCCESS. MR X ASKED ME WHETHER I COULD STAY IN LITTLE ROCK FOR 15 OR 20 MINS SO THAT HE COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER SOME MORE. I AGREED AND CALLED BACK AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS. MR X AND MYSELF WENT OVER THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS ONE MORE TIME, AND WE WERE ABLE TO RECONSTRUCT IT THE WAY I HAVE RELATED IT ABOVE. DURING THIS SECOND TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, I HAD A DETAILED ARPT DIAGRAM IN FRONT OF ME, AND WE CONCLUDED THAT THE CTLR HAD ASSUMED ME TO HAVE EXITED THE RWY AT TXWY B, AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ME STILL BEING ON RWY 22R. ALSO, MR X DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT MY POS WAS MORE THAN HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY WHEN THE SAAB PASSED ME. MR X TOOK DOWN MY FULL N-NUMBER, NAME, ADDRESS, AND PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBER. I WAS VERY CONCERNED TO FIND OUT WHAT I HAD DONE WRONG, BUT ALL MR X SAID WAS THAT I COULD PERHAPS HAVE LET THE CTLR KNOW THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FIELD. I ASKED HIM WHETHER HE KNEW WHETHER THERE WERE SIGNS WITH TXWY DESIGNATORS, AND AFTER ASKING SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE TWR, HE TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT SO. IF THEY EXIST, I DID NOT SEE THEM. PERHAPS THEY ARE NOT LIGHTED? GIVEN THAT I HAD RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO 'TURN R ON TXWY B,' I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE THE WRONG TURN, BUT WANTED TO TURN ONTO THE CORRECT TXWY. WHAT COULD I HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY? I REALLY DON'T KNOW. WHEN I OPERATE AT UNFAMILIAR FIELDS, I ROUTINELY ASK FOR DETAILED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS, BUT THIS OCCURS AFTER EXITING THE ACTIVE RWY, ON THE GND FREQ. I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY'S UNFAMILIARITY WITH A FIELD BEING DISCUSSED ON THE TWR FREQ DURING THE LNDG PHASE.
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.