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Dca ATCT controller aborts a B-737 departing runway 01 because of a turbo propeller commuter landing on runway 33.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516357 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 516357 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
As we went into position on runway 01 in dca, the tower pointed out traffic coming up the river for landing on runway 33. This particular aircraft was about 3 mi out. We were cleared for takeoff and at about 50 KTS, the tower told us to cancel our clearance. We aborted the takeoff, noticing another turbo-propeller on short final for runway 33. Had we continued the takeoff we'd have been very close to a collision. This airport continues to be an accident waiting to happen. The most dangerous thing about it is not the physical layout, which is terrible, but that they're always trying to stuff 10 pounds of traffic into a 5 pound bags.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DCA ATCT CTLR ABORTS A B-737 DEPARTING RWY 01 BECAUSE OF A TURBO PROP COMMUTER LNDG ON RWY 33.
Narrative: AS WE WENT INTO POS ON RWY 01 IN DCA, THE TWR POINTED OUT TFC COMING UP THE RIVER FOR LNDG ON RWY 33. THIS PARTICULAR ACFT WAS ABOUT 3 MI OUT. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF AND AT ABOUT 50 KTS, THE TWR TOLD US TO CANCEL OUR CLRNC. WE ABORTED THE TKOF, NOTICING ANOTHER TURBO-PROP ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 33. HAD WE CONTINUED THE TKOF WE'D HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A COLLISION. THIS ARPT CONTINUES TO BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE MOST DANGEROUS THING ABOUT IT IS NOT THE PHYSICAL LAYOUT, WHICH IS TERRIBLE, BUT THAT THEY'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO STUFF 10 LBS OF TFC INTO A 5 LB BAGS.
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.