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The flight crew of a bae 3200 commuter flight narrowly misses a C337 which is encountered on its takeoff roll on the same runway, opposite direction at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super Skymaster |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 1150 |
| ASRS Report | 522700 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 523607 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
At the time of departure, ZZZ is a non twred field. We made all calls on the CTAF including, 'taxiing to runway X,' 'taking runway X,' and 'on the roll runway X.' we received our IFR clearance and release for departure from center. The runway has a rise in the center so that one extreme is not visible from the other. On the takeoff roll at about 80 KTS, we realized that an aircraft was also taking off straight at us in the opposite direction. We aborted the takeoff and veered to the right. The other aircraft also elected to veer to his right so that the aircraft passed each other left to left with about 50 ft of horizontal clearance. We returned to the gate and disembarked passenger for a time to debrief, if possible. The cessna was observed to depart ZZZ and was not answering queries on unicom (CTAF). Is there any way the tower hours of operation can be extended to cover the departure and arrival of the scheduled air carrier? Supplemental information from acn 523607: airport has a part time tower which opens at XB00 local. Incident occurred at XA20 local time, so airspace was class G, unctlred. Received IFR clearance from center during taxi. The cessna also aborted the takeoff and we passed each other left wing to left wing, with about 50 ft clearance, closure rate around 40 KTS. The C337 continued down the runway, turned around at the end, and took off from runway X. We were unable to get it's north number.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC OF A BAE 3200 COMMUTER FLT NARROWLY MISSES A C337 WHICH IS ENCOUNTERED ON ITS TKOF ROLL ON THE SAME RWY, OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: AT THE TIME OF DEP, ZZZ IS A NON TWRED FIELD. WE MADE ALL CALLS ON THE CTAF INCLUDING, 'TAXIING TO RWY X,' 'TAKING RWY X,' AND 'ON THE ROLL RWY X.' WE RECEIVED OUR IFR CLRNC AND RELEASE FOR DEP FROM CENTER. THE RWY HAS A RISE IN THE CENTER SO THAT ONE EXTREME IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OTHER. ON THE TKOF ROLL AT ABOUT 80 KTS, WE REALIZED THAT AN ACFT WAS ALSO TAKING OFF STRAIGHT AT US IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WE ABORTED THE TKOF AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE OTHER ACFT ALSO ELECTED TO VEER TO HIS RIGHT SO THAT THE ACFT PASSED EACH OTHER LEFT TO LEFT WITH ABOUT 50 FT OF HORIZONTAL CLRNC. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE AND DISEMBARKED PAX FOR A TIME TO DEBRIEF, IF POSSIBLE. THE CESSNA WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART ZZZ AND WAS NOT ANSWERING QUERIES ON UNICOM (CTAF). IS THERE ANY WAY THE TWR HOURS OF OPERATION CAN BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE DEP AND ARRIVAL OF THE SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER? SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 523607: ARPT HAS A PART TIME TWR WHICH OPENS AT XB00 LOCAL. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT XA20 LOCAL TIME, SO AIRSPACE WAS CLASS G, UNCTLRED. RECEIVED IFR CLRNC FROM CENTER DURING TAXI. THE CESSNA ALSO ABORTED THE TKOF AND WE PASSED EACH OTHER LEFT WING TO LEFT WING, WITH ABOUT 50 FT CLRNC, CLOSURE RATE AROUND 40 KTS. THE C337 CONTINUED DOWN THE RWY, TURNED AROUND AT THE END, AND TOOK OFF FROM RWY X. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET IT'S N NUMBER.
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.