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Flight crew of an mdt turboprop stopped taxiing when they noticed a PA28-180 landing on the taxiway onto which they were going to taxi. The tower acknowledged the evasive action when they also observed the arrow making the mistake and then advised the arrow that it had landed on a taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397532 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : evv |
| State Reference | IN |
| 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 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 212 flight time total : 15150 flight time type : 2620 |
| ASRS Report | 397532 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were taxiing out to the active runway as per instruction by tower (ramp, taxiway A-1, a, to runway 22). As we were on taxiway 'A1' getting ready to make our left turn onto taxiway 'a' I looked left and noticed a piper arrow just about to touch down on the taxiway a. We brought the aircraft to a stop on taxiway A1 and waited until the arrow landed and passed our position. At the same time the tower noticed what was about to happen and said: 'good catch, thank you,' and instructed to the arrow that he just landed on a taxiway and to call the tower once he arrived at GA and got inside. We continued to the active runway and departed with no more problems. I believe that the person in the arrow was a student pilot or a very low time private pilot that had problems handling his aircraft in the conditions that exist at that time. The WX was clear and sunny with the wind at 220-230 degrees at 22 KT gusting to 35 KTS. He was so intent to get his aircraft on the ground that he was not aware that he was going to land on the taxiway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MDT TURBOPROP STOPPED TAXIING WHEN THEY NOTICED A PA28-180 LNDG ON THE TXWY ONTO WHICH THEY WERE GOING TO TAXI. THE TWR ACKNOWLEDGED THE EVASIVE ACTION WHEN THEY ALSO OBSERVED THE ARROW MAKING THE MISTAKE AND THEN ADVISED THE ARROW THAT IT HAD LANDED ON A TXWY.
Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING OUT TO THE ACTIVE RWY AS PER INSTRUCTION BY TWR (RAMP, TXWY A-1, A, TO RWY 22). AS WE WERE ON TXWY 'A1' GETTING READY TO MAKE OUR L TURN ONTO TXWY 'A' I LOOKED L AND NOTICED A PIPER ARROW JUST ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE TXWY A. WE BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP ON TXWY A1 AND WAITED UNTIL THE ARROW LANDED AND PASSED OUR POS. AT THE SAME TIME THE TWR NOTICED WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AND SAID: 'GOOD CATCH, THANK YOU,' AND INSTRUCTED TO THE ARROW THAT HE JUST LANDED ON A TXWY AND TO CALL THE TWR ONCE HE ARRIVED AT GA AND GOT INSIDE. WE CONTINUED TO THE ACTIVE RWY AND DEPARTED WITH NO MORE PROBS. I BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON IN THE ARROW WAS A STUDENT PLT OR A VERY LOW TIME PVT PLT THAT HAD PROBS HANDLING HIS ACFT IN THE CONDITIONS THAT EXIST AT THAT TIME. THE WX WAS CLR AND SUNNY WITH THE WIND AT 220-230 DEGS AT 22 KT GUSTING TO 35 KTS. HE WAS SO INTENT TO GET HIS ACFT ON THE GND THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND ON THE TXWY.
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.