Narrative:

ATR 42 was rolling for takeoff. At rotation, first officer advised me that an aircraft (C402) was taxiing onto our runway at our 1:30 position for intersection takeoff. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: flight crew could not see the C402 moving onto the runway at the intersection from their position. When they told tower that there was an aircraft on the runway it seemed that the tower was unaware of the position of the cessna. The miss distance was about 30 ft as they went by the cessna.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATR42 ON TKOF ROLL SIGHTS A C402 TAXIING INTO POS AND HOLD AT INTERSECTION AHEAD OF THEM.

Narrative: ATR 42 WAS ROLLING FOR TKOF. AT ROTATION, FO ADVISED ME THAT AN ACFT (C402) WAS TAXIING ONTO OUR RWY AT OUR 1:30 POSITION FOR INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FLT CREW COULD NOT SEE THE C402 MOVING ONTO THE RWY AT THE INTERSECTION FROM THEIR POS. WHEN THEY TOLD TWR THAT THERE WAS AN ACFT ON THE RWY IT SEEMED THAT THE TWR WAS UNAWARE OF THE POS OF THE CESSNA. THE MISS DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 30 FT AS THEY WENT BY THE CESSNA.

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.