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A BE1900 flight enters runway prematurely, not knowing that it was going to block the approach or NORAC traffic IFR inbound to bhb, me.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhb.airport |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bgr.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 523768 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Monitored CTAF at bar harbor airport and taxied out to runway 4. Captain instructed me to contact bangor to get IFR clearance to boston. Approach indicated they had IFR traffic inbound and we could hold for release or depart VFR and pick clearance up in the air. I asked captain what he wanted to do. He said we have time to depart. Base to final traffic touched down so captain put us in position and hold on runway 4. Traffic rolling out on runway 4 did a touch-and-go which he did not previously indicate he was going to do. Waited till traffic turned crosswind and captain brought power up and we began takeoff roll. Upon turning downwind for departure, someone on radio asked 'hey, air carrier X, don't I get an apology?' captain talked to person on ground the next day and indicated that he didn't hear gentleman make 5 radio calls as claimed on CTAF. I also didn't hear radio calls. The person indicated that he knew the gentleman in question and that he had previously been advised to have weak radios checked for transmitting capability. I did not see IFR traffic approaching or landing from my side of the cockpit. However, I believe that captain is a very capable/safe pilot and that would not have put anyone in danger intentionally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE1900 FLT ENTERS RWY PREMATURELY, NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS GOING TO BLOCK THE APCH OR NORAC TFC IFR INBOUND TO BHB, ME.
Narrative: MONITORED CTAF AT BAR HARBOR ARPT AND TAXIED OUT TO RWY 4. CAPT INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT BANGOR TO GET IFR CLRNC TO BOSTON. APCH INDICATED THEY HAD IFR TFC INBOUND AND WE COULD HOLD FOR RELEASE OR DEPART VFR AND PICK CLRNC UP IN THE AIR. I ASKED CAPT WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. HE SAID WE HAVE TIME TO DEPART. BASE TO FINAL TFC TOUCHED DOWN SO CAPT PUT US IN POS AND HOLD ON RWY 4. TFC ROLLING OUT ON RWY 4 DID A TOUCH-AND-GO WHICH HE DID NOT PREVIOUSLY INDICATE HE WAS GOING TO DO. WAITED TILL TFC TURNED XWIND AND CAPT BROUGHT PWR UP AND WE BEGAN TKOF ROLL. UPON TURNING DOWNWIND FOR DEP, SOMEONE ON RADIO ASKED 'HEY, ACR X, DON'T I GET AN APOLOGY?' CAPT TALKED TO PERSON ON GND THE NEXT DAY AND INDICATED THAT HE DIDN'T HEAR GENTLEMAN MAKE 5 RADIO CALLS AS CLAIMED ON CTAF. I ALSO DIDN'T HEAR RADIO CALLS. THE PERSON INDICATED THAT HE KNEW THE GENTLEMAN IN QUESTION AND THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ADVISED TO HAVE WEAK RADIOS CHKED FOR XMITTING CAPABILITY. I DID NOT SEE IFR TFC APCHING OR LNDG FROM MY SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT CAPT IS A VERY CAPABLE/SAFE PLT AND THAT WOULD NOT HAVE PUT ANYONE IN DANGER INTENTIONALLY.
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.