Narrative:

On departure from fca, mt, we were told by ZLC to hold for IFR release. A cessna was doing an ILS to runway 2 in kalispell. The VFR traffic was using runway 20. We taxied out to runway 20 and held for release. The cessna canceled IFR while inbound to kalispell. Center then released us for takeoff and cautioned us to the inbound VFR traffic. During that time there were several calls on CTAF and an aircraft was on a left base to runway 20. We looked for traffic south of the airport and saw no one. We then announced our intentions to depart runway 20 to the southeast. No one said anything. Then we taxied into position on runway 20 and I saw a light in the distance which looked like a landing light. The first officer repeated our intentions and said, 'we are on the runway, do you see us?' the aircraft replied, 'I see ya' and continued to land on runway 2 opposing us. The time factor left us no way to taxi clear which would have been to taxi down the runway 3000 ft to a turnoff closing the distance to the landing cessna. We stayed in position in disbelief the pilot would land in front of us, knowing we were on the runway. We had made our intentions abundantly clear to all traffic on CTAF. We felt the VFR inbound cessna was entering a left downwind with other traffic in the pattern. He gave no response to our intentions. I turned all our landing lights on to give this pilot a clear picture. He looked like he landed within the first 3000 ft of runway 2 and turned off on taxiway C. While I did not feel he would come close to us, the fact is he landed on an occupied runway. We had approximately 5000 ft of distance between us. I did not get his aircraft number and he never gave it, unfortunately. Hopefully, fca (glacier) tower will open soon.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 CREW, IN POS AT FCA, WITNESSED ANOTHER ACFT LAND OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE SAME RWY.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM FCA, MT, WE WERE TOLD BY ZLC TO HOLD FOR IFR RELEASE. A CESSNA WAS DOING AN ILS TO RWY 2 IN KALISPELL. THE VFR TFC WAS USING RWY 20. WE TAXIED OUT TO RWY 20 AND HELD FOR RELEASE. THE CESSNA CANCELED IFR WHILE INBOUND TO KALISPELL. CTR THEN RELEASED US FOR TKOF AND CAUTIONED US TO THE INBOUND VFR TFC. DURING THAT TIME THERE WERE SEVERAL CALLS ON CTAF AND AN ACFT WAS ON A L BASE TO RWY 20. WE LOOKED FOR TFC S OF THE ARPT AND SAW NO ONE. WE THEN ANNOUNCED OUR INTENTIONS TO DEPART RWY 20 TO THE SE. NO ONE SAID ANYTHING. THEN WE TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 20 AND I SAW A LIGHT IN THE DISTANCE WHICH LOOKED LIKE A LNDG LIGHT. THE FO REPEATED OUR INTENTIONS AND SAID, 'WE ARE ON THE RWY, DO YOU SEE US?' THE ACFT REPLIED, 'I SEE YA' AND CONTINUED TO LAND ON RWY 2 OPPOSING US. THE TIME FACTOR LEFT US NO WAY TO TAXI CLR WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN TO TAXI DOWN THE RWY 3000 FT TO A TURNOFF CLOSING THE DISTANCE TO THE LNDG CESSNA. WE STAYED IN POS IN DISBELIEF THE PLT WOULD LAND IN FRONT OF US, KNOWING WE WERE ON THE RWY. WE HAD MADE OUR INTENTIONS ABUNDANTLY CLR TO ALL TFC ON CTAF. WE FELT THE VFR INBOUND CESSNA WAS ENTERING A L DOWNWIND WITH OTHER TFC IN THE PATTERN. HE GAVE NO RESPONSE TO OUR INTENTIONS. I TURNED ALL OUR LNDG LIGHTS ON TO GIVE THIS PLT A CLR PICTURE. HE LOOKED LIKE HE LANDED WITHIN THE FIRST 3000 FT OF RWY 2 AND TURNED OFF ON TXWY C. WHILE I DID NOT FEEL HE WOULD COME CLOSE TO US, THE FACT IS HE LANDED ON AN OCCUPIED RWY. WE HAD APPROX 5000 FT OF DISTANCE BTWN US. I DID NOT GET HIS ACFT NUMBER AND HE NEVER GAVE IT, UNFORTUNATELY. HOPEFULLY, FCA (GLACIER) TWR WILL OPEN SOON.

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.