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A stearman aircraft lined up and waited for a cessna to clear the runway. When the cessna started a turn off the runway, the stearman pilot applied full power for takeoff. As his tail came up, he saw the cessna back on the runway taxiing to the end. The stearman was able to turn and climb safely around the cessna.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 406591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 2v2 |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skywagon 185 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 406591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 500 vertical : 300 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Jun/xa/98 XA30. Longmont, co. Taxied into position for takeoff runway 11 after a C185 had just landed on same runway. I stopped in position slightly offset from centerline to gain good visibility of runway. I saw that cessna was turning left at the midfield turnoff exit. I then centered the stearman biplane on runway centerline and applied full power. As I gained speed and brought the tail up, I immediately saw that the cessna was back on the runway and proceeding to the end turnoff. By this time, I realized that I had achieved flying speed, and with over 1000 ft of clearance from cessna, I rotated to climb speed and banked over to the right to gain additional clearance. I do not think that this was a near miss event. However, I am sure that this condition was created by the ground aircraft marshallers not barricading the midfield runway exit and relying only on occasional hand signals to indicate that the midfield runway turnoff was closed for exiting aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STEARMAN ACFT LINED UP AND WAITED FOR A CESSNA TO CLR THE RWY. WHEN THE CESSNA STARTED A TURN OFF THE RWY, THE STEARMAN PLT APPLIED FULL PWR FOR TKOF. AS HIS TAIL CAME UP, HE SAW THE CESSNA BACK ON THE RWY TAXIING TO THE END. THE STEARMAN WAS ABLE TO TURN AND CLB SAFELY AROUND THE CESSNA.
Narrative: JUN/XA/98 XA30. LONGMONT, CO. TAXIED INTO POS FOR TKOF RWY 11 AFTER A C185 HAD JUST LANDED ON SAME RWY. I STOPPED IN POS SLIGHTLY OFFSET FROM CTRLINE TO GAIN GOOD VISIBILITY OF RWY. I SAW THAT CESSNA WAS TURNING L AT THE MIDFIELD TURNOFF EXIT. I THEN CTRED THE STEARMAN BIPLANE ON RWY CTRLINE AND APPLIED FULL PWR. AS I GAINED SPD AND BROUGHT THE TAIL UP, I IMMEDIATELY SAW THAT THE CESSNA WAS BACK ON THE RWY AND PROCEEDING TO THE END TURNOFF. BY THIS TIME, I REALIZED THAT I HAD ACHIEVED FLYING SPD, AND WITH OVER 1000 FT OF CLRNC FROM CESSNA, I ROTATED TO CLB SPD AND BANKED OVER TO THE R TO GAIN ADDITIONAL CLRNC. I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS WAS A NEAR MISS EVENT. HOWEVER, I AM SURE THAT THIS CONDITION WAS CREATED BY THE GND ACFT MARSHALLERS NOT BARRICADING THE MIDFIELD RWY EXIT AND RELYING ONLY ON OCCASIONAL HAND SIGNALS TO INDICATE THAT THE MIDFIELD RWY TURNOFF WAS CLOSED FOR EXITING ACFT.
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.