Narrative:

Cleared into position to hold, and then cleared for takeoff runway 3, intersection left. As we taxied onto runway, observed a beechcraft model 18 executing a turn to the right about 3/4 mi out, and offset from runway 32 centerline about 45 degrees. Beechcraft pilot made a remark on radio to the effect that he had already been cleared to land on runway 32, and would circle until we were airborne. Tower said something to the effect of 'whoops.' we continued takeoff uneventfully. We had experienced difficulty receiving our ATC clearance, clearance delivery reported 'not in system.' ground control allowed us to taxi to runway awaiting our clearance, while our dispatch refiled us. We wound up holding #1 at intersection left for several mins on ground control frequency waiting, and then getting our clearance. We then switched to tower and were immediately cleared 'on to hold' and very quickly 'cleared for takeoff.' the result was we did not have good 'radio awareness' of other traffic. I scanned the final approach course to runway 32 visually and on TCASII, but failed to see the aircraft on a 'dogleg' to final for our runway. Apparently, he was flying an offset or angling approach. Lessons learned: look 'everywhere' for traffic approaching your runway, and be especially alert for sits where you are switched to a new frequency and given immediate clrncs. Note: this was one of the best days for WX we have had all winter!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLRED INTO POS TO HOLD FOR TKOF, AN ACR OBSERVES ANOTHER ACFT ON AN ANGLING FINAL FOR THE SAME RWY WHO OFFERS TO CIRCLE UNTIL THE TKOF IS AUTH AND AIRBORNE. ATCT LCL CTLR'S COMMENT IS 'WHOOPS.'

Narrative: CLRED INTO POS TO HOLD, AND THEN CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 3, INTXN L. AS WE TAXIED ONTO RWY, OBSERVED A BEECHCRAFT MODEL 18 EXECUTING A TURN TO THE R ABOUT 3/4 MI OUT, AND OFFSET FROM RWY 32 CTRLINE ABOUT 45 DEGS. BEECHCRAFT PLT MADE A REMARK ON RADIO TO THE EFFECT THAT HE HAD ALREADY BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 32, AND WOULD CIRCLE UNTIL WE WERE AIRBORNE. TWR SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF 'WHOOPS.' WE CONTINUED TKOF UNEVENTFULLY. WE HAD EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY RECEIVING OUR ATC CLRNC, CLRNC DELIVERY RPTED 'NOT IN SYS.' GND CTL ALLOWED US TO TAXI TO RWY AWAITING OUR CLRNC, WHILE OUR DISPATCH REFILED US. WE WOUND UP HOLDING #1 AT INTXN L FOR SEVERAL MINS ON GND CTL FREQ WAITING, AND THEN GETTING OUR CLRNC. WE THEN SWITCHED TO TWR AND WERE IMMEDIATELY CLRED 'ON TO HOLD' AND VERY QUICKLY 'CLRED FOR TKOF.' THE RESULT WAS WE DID NOT HAVE GOOD 'RADIO AWARENESS' OF OTHER TFC. I SCANNED THE FINAL APCH COURSE TO RWY 32 VISUALLY AND ON TCASII, BUT FAILED TO SEE THE ACFT ON A 'DOGLEG' TO FINAL FOR OUR RWY. APPARENTLY, HE WAS FLYING AN OFFSET OR ANGLING APCH. LESSONS LEARNED: LOOK 'EVERYWHERE' FOR TFC APCHING YOUR RWY, AND BE ESPECIALLY ALERT FOR SITS WHERE YOU ARE SWITCHED TO A NEW FREQ AND GIVEN IMMEDIATE CLRNCS. NOTE: THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS FOR WX WE HAVE HAD ALL WINTER!

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.