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Reporter questioned whether tower had sufficient separation and applied the appropriate procedures between their aircraft X and aircraft Y in an opposite direction arriving and departure scenario.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oak |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 421784 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 250 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We waited for takeoff on runway 9R with engines shut down, traffic was landing runway 27L. We were notified we had 3 mins to takeoff. We started engines and taxied to runway 9R. When we were cleared into position and hold we were told our traffic was on a 9 mi final for runway 27L. The tower tried several times to contact the arriving aircraft, then cleared us for takeoff when they were on a 6 mi final. We immediately applied power. Immediately after takeoff we saw the other aircraft Y on final. We turned to a 140 degree heading as assigned and took no other evasive action. Advised tower of hard right turn. I feel more care should be taken when traffic is arriving and departing in opposite directions. Perhaps more spacing and definitely establishing radio contact between the tower and arriving traffic prior to clearing departure traffic for takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR QUESTIONED WHETHER TWR HAD SUFFICIENT SEPARATION AND APPLIED THE APPROPRIATE PROCS BTWN THEIR ACFT X AND ACFT Y IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ARRIVING AND DEP SCENARIO.
Narrative: WE WAITED FOR TKOF ON RWY 9R WITH ENGS SHUT DOWN, TFC WAS LNDG RWY 27L. WE WERE NOTIFIED WE HAD 3 MINS TO TKOF. WE STARTED ENGS AND TAXIED TO RWY 9R. WHEN WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD WE WERE TOLD OUR TFC WAS ON A 9 MI FINAL FOR RWY 27L. THE TWR TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CONTACT THE ARRIVING ACFT, THEN CLRED US FOR TKOF WHEN THEY WERE ON A 6 MI FINAL. WE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED PWR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF WE SAW THE OTHER ACFT Y ON FINAL. WE TURNED TO A 140 DEG HDG AS ASSIGNED AND TOOK NO OTHER EVASIVE ACTION. ADVISED TWR OF HARD R TURN. I FEEL MORE CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN TFC IS ARRIVING AND DEPARTING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. PERHAPS MORE SPACING AND DEFINITELY ESTABLISHING RADIO CONTACT BTWN THE TWR AND ARRIVING TFC PRIOR TO CLRING DEP TFC FOR TKOF.
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.