Pilot and instructor at 307 taxied into position on runway while glider was on short final.

Attributes
ACN	498077
Time
Date	200101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 307.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	498077
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Saratoga was on training mission waiting to depart one aircraft (type unknown) reported final and a glider reported downwind (runway 31). Aircraft landed and saratoga called 'taking active', just as saratoga entered runway glider called 'base'. Saratoga lined up on runway, but landing aircraft had not cleared. Glider called 'final' and just as saratoga began roll glider alerted he was on final and was coming down on saratoga. Saratoga accelerated to displaced threshold and departed, but the glider pilot reported the was only 100 ft of clearance during the incident saratoga should have waited for glider to land or taxied clear when glider turned base. Contributing factor -failure of landing aircraft to clear active runway in timely fashion. Callback conversation with the reporter revealed the following information: instructor pilot said after the incident he returned to the field and landed to talk to the glider pilot. He apologized to the glider pilot and accepted full responsibility for the incident. He said he should have waited for the glider to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT AND INSTRUCTOR AT 307 TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY WHILE GLIDER WAS ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: SARATOGA WAS ON TRAINING MISSION WAITING TO DEPART ONE ACFT (TYPE UNKNOWN) RPTED FINAL AND A GLIDER RPTED DOWNWIND (RWY 31). ACFT LANDED AND SARATOGA CALLED 'TAKING ACTIVE', JUST AS SARATOGA ENTERED RWY GLIDER CALLED 'BASE'. SARATOGA LINED UP ON RWY, BUT LNDG ACFT HAD NOT CLRED. GLIDER CALLED 'FINAL' AND JUST AS SARATOGA BEGAN ROLL GLIDER ALERTED HE WAS ON FINAL AND WAS COMING DOWN ON SARATOGA. SARATOGA ACCELERATED TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND DEPARTED, BUT THE GLIDER PLT RPTED THE WAS ONLY 100 FT OF CLEARANCE DURING THE INCIDENT SARATOGA SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR GLIDER TO LAND OR TAXIED CLEAR WHEN GLIDER TURNED BASE. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR -FAILURE OF LNDG ACFT TO CLR ACTIVE RWY IN TIMELY FASHION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH THE RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: INSTRUCTOR PLT SAID AFTER THE INCIDENT HE RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED TO TALK TO THE GLIDER PLT. HE APOLOGIZED TO THE GLIDER PLT AND ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. HE SAID HE SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE GLIDER TO LAND.

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.