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An atx LJ55 flight crew, on a positioning flight, transmitted their intention to depart on runway 32 on the wrong frequency. Fortunately, the atx C340 freighter, awaiting departure on runway 14 delayed its takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : frg |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 55 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 340/340A |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 426083 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 426082 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 3000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our aircraft was taxiing towards the active runway announcing on the CTAF (tower was closed) our error was that although we were monitoring the CTAF on communication #1, we made the error of transmitting on communication #2 on the incorrect frequency. Hence another aircraft which was in position at the departure end of runway 14 was unaware of our presence taking off from runway 32. A potentially serious conflict may have occurred had the aircraft on runway 14 not had delayed its takeoff roll. The aircraft on runway 14 maintains that he was making position reports on the CTAF. We were totally unaware of his presence. We discovered our error upon joining the traffic pattern while attempting to pick up our IFR clearance from new york approach. Remedial training regarding checking and use of audio panel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATX LJ55 FLC, ON A POSITIONING FLT, XMITTED THEIR INTENTION TO DEPART ON RWY 32 ON THE WRONG FREQ. FORTUNATELY, THE ATX C340 FREIGHTER, AWAITING DEP ON RWY 14 DELAYED ITS TKOF.
Narrative: OUR ACFT WAS TAXIING TOWARDS THE ACTIVE RWY ANNOUNCING ON THE CTAF (TWR WAS CLOSED) OUR ERROR WAS THAT ALTHOUGH WE WERE MONITORING THE CTAF ON COM #1, WE MADE THE ERROR OF XMITTING ON COM #2 ON THE INCORRECT FREQ. HENCE ANOTHER ACFT WHICH WAS IN POS AT THE DEP END OF RWY 14 WAS UNAWARE OF OUR PRESENCE TAKING OFF FROM RWY 32. A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS CONFLICT MAY HAVE OCCURRED HAD THE ACFT ON RWY 14 NOT HAD DELAYED ITS TKOF ROLL. THE ACFT ON RWY 14 MAINTAINS THAT HE WAS MAKING POS RPTS ON THE CTAF. WE WERE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF HIS PRESENCE. WE DISCOVERED OUR ERROR UPON JOINING THE TFC PATTERN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP OUR IFR CLRNC FROM NEW YORK APCH. REMEDIAL TRAINING REGARDING CHKING AND USE OF AUDIO PANEL.
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.