C-182 pilot had a B-737 taxi cross his takeoff departure path at ord.

Attributes
ACN	522150
Time
Date	200108
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	522150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : pax 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : ord.tower

Narrative:

My C-182 was cleared for takeoff on 9R at M6, 2200 ft remaining. Winds 330 degree at 8 knots. The 737 was rolling out/taxiing to the end after landing on 4R. I was cleared for takeoff. The roll was longer due to tailwind component. I broke ground with about 500 ft remaining (just passing the touchdown zone). The 737 was passing through the extended centerline of 9R as I went over it. It was under control with no evasive action but it was too close for comfort. I should have turned down the takeoff clearance until the air carrier Y passed the extended centerline. Factors included the busyness of the airport of course, and the controller's interest in smooth and fast traffic flow. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was at ord because it's the closest airport where he was going on business. Pilot was familiar with ord because of previous operation there. Pilots wife was passenger and was the first to notice the B-737 ahead. At this point the pilot was unable to stop the takeoff. The wife's startle factor was high.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C-182 PLT HAD A B-737 TAXI CROSS HIS TKOF DEP PATH AT ORD.

Narrative: MY C-182 WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON 9R AT M6, 2200 FT REMAINING. WINDS 330 DEG AT 8 KNOTS. THE 737 WAS ROLLING OUT/TAXIING TO THE END AFTER LNDG ON 4R. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. THE ROLL WAS LONGER DUE TO TAILWIND COMPONENT. I BROKE GND WITH ABOUT 500 FT REMAINING (JUST PASSING THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE). THE 737 WAS PASSING THROUGH THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF 9R AS I WENT OVER IT. IT WAS UNDER CONTROL WITH NO EVASIVE ACTION BUT IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. I SHOULD HAVE TURNED DOWN THE TKOF CLRNC UNTIL THE ACR Y PASSED THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE. FACTORS INCLUDED THE BUSYNESS OF THE ARPT OF COURSE, AND THE CTLR'S INTEREST IN SMOOTH AND FAST TRAFFIC FLOW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS AT ORD BECAUSE IT'S THE CLOSEST ARPT WHERE HE WAS GOING ON BUSINESS. PLT WAS FAMILIAR WITH ORD BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS OP THERE. PLTS WIFE WAS PAX AND WAS THE FIRST TO NOTICE THE B-737 AHEAD. AT THIS POINT THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TKOF. THE WIFE'S STARTLE FACTOR WAS HIGH.

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.