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Attributes | |
ACN | 474635 |
Time | |
Date | 200006 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bed.airport |
State Reference | MA |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : corporate |
Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : bed.tower |
Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 5500 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : corporate |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On landing, my sic/PF was having a challenge with the landing and rollout. As my flight was turning to clear the runway, tower cleared an aircraft to take off behind us. At this time the sic/PF started having trouble with the nosewheel steering and thrust reversers and stopped clearing the runway. I called for him to 'clear the runway now!' while reaching for the 'emergency stow' and controls. Tower also called for us to expedite clear of the runway. I'm not sure if there was an actual incursion, but it was too close for my comfort. Contributing factors: 1) improper thrust reverser and nosewheel steering manipulation, and energy management by a very inexperienced, although type-rated pilot. There was enough momentum for my flight to clear the runway safely. 2) a traffic situation at bed that mixes too many and too many types, especially on VFR days. A midair or an incursion is inevitable at this airport (ie, 2 days prior to this flight I witnessed a head-on near midair collision on downwind by 2 aircraft). The airport traffic exceeds its capacity on VFR days. This results in sits where aircraft are 'pushed,' ie, clearing an aircraft for takeoff before the runway is clear. 3) expectancy -- we must always be ready for the unexpected, whether it be traffic not clearing downfield or another crew member not performing to expectations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A LEARJET LR60 BELIEVES THAT THE TWR CTLR CLRED A SEL SMA FOR TKOF BEFORE THEY WERE CLR OF THE RWY AFTER LNDG.
Narrative: ON LNDG, MY SIC/PF WAS HAVING A CHALLENGE WITH THE LNDG AND ROLLOUT. AS MY FLT WAS TURNING TO CLR THE RWY, TWR CLRED AN ACFT TO TAKE OFF BEHIND US. AT THIS TIME THE SIC/PF STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING AND THRUST REVERSERS AND STOPPED CLRING THE RWY. I CALLED FOR HIM TO 'CLR THE RWY NOW!' WHILE REACHING FOR THE 'EMER STOW' AND CTLS. TWR ALSO CALLED FOR US TO EXPEDITE CLR OF THE RWY. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE WAS AN ACTUAL INCURSION, BUT IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR MY COMFORT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) IMPROPER THRUST REVERSER AND NOSEWHEEL STEERING MANIPULATION, AND ENERGY MGMNT BY A VERY INEXPERIENCED, ALTHOUGH TYPE-RATED PLT. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM FOR MY FLT TO CLR THE RWY SAFELY. 2) A TFC SIT AT BED THAT MIXES TOO MANY AND TOO MANY TYPES, ESPECIALLY ON VFR DAYS. A MIDAIR OR AN INCURSION IS INEVITABLE AT THIS ARPT (IE, 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS FLT I WITNESSED A HEAD-ON NMAC ON DOWNWIND BY 2 ACFT). THE ARPT TFC EXCEEDS ITS CAPACITY ON VFR DAYS. THIS RESULTS IN SITS WHERE ACFT ARE 'PUSHED,' IE, CLRING AN ACFT FOR TKOF BEFORE THE RWY IS CLR. 3) EXPECTANCY -- WE MUST ALWAYS BE READY FOR THE UNEXPECTED, WHETHER IT BE TFC NOT CLRING DOWNFIELD OR ANOTHER CREW MEMBER NOT PERFORMING TO EXPECTATIONS.
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.