 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
B1900 crew just airborne at night got a glimpse of a very large aircraft without lights with its tail hanging over the runway edge line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535635 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bna.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound upper : 400 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | ground other : towed |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 6 flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 535635 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 70 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During takeoff and beginning our climb out at bna on runway 20R, I noticed a large aircraft to the left of the runway. It seemed to be almost clear of runway 20R at taxiway K. We were airborne and climbing out but below 400 ft AGL. When we noticed the plane, we were abeam its tail and we were level with or above. I believe this aircraft crossed an active runway without clearance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: captain said she was flying a B1900 type air carrier and caught a glimpse of a large aircraft tail over the runway edge just after becoming airborne. It was dark, but she estimated their altitude was approximately 70 ft when they crossed over the large transport. After landing at her destination, she called the tower and was told that an AN124 was being towed and was not where they were supposed to be, but clear of the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B1900 CREW JUST AIRBORNE AT NIGHT GOT A GLIMPSE OF A VERY LARGE ACFT WITHOUT LIGHTS WITH ITS TAIL HANGING OVER THE RWY EDGE LINE.
Narrative: DURING TKOF AND BEGINNING OUR CLBOUT AT BNA ON RWY 20R, I NOTICED A LARGE ACFT TO THE L OF THE RWY. IT SEEMED TO BE ALMOST CLR OF RWY 20R AT TXWY K. WE WERE AIRBORNE AND CLBING OUT BUT BELOW 400 FT AGL. WHEN WE NOTICED THE PLANE, WE WERE ABEAM ITS TAIL AND WE WERE LEVEL WITH OR ABOVE. I BELIEVE THIS ACFT CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT CLRNC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CAPT SAID SHE WAS FLYING A B1900 TYPE ACR AND CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF A LARGE ACFT TAIL OVER THE RWY EDGE JUST AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE. IT WAS DARK, BUT SHE ESTIMATED THEIR ALT WAS APPROX 70 FT WHEN THEY CROSSED OVER THE LARGE TRANSPORT. AFTER LNDG AT HER DEST, SHE CALLED THE TWR AND WAS TOLD THAT AN AN124 WAS BEING TOWED AND WAS NOT WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT CLR OF THE RWY.
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.