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A C310 pilot, departing sbn, took off from the runway end instead of the 'relocated threshold,' as instructed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 554798 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbn.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 554798 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was cleared to take off from the 'relocated threshold.' when I taxied onto the runway, there were orange cones to my left. I assumed that these marked the 'relocated threshold,' when in reality the white line marking the 'relocated threshold' was 500-1000 ft further down the runway. I did not see the white line and commenced takeoff from the end of the runway beginning at the cones. After takeoff, the tower scolded me and said he has seen several aircraft do the same thing recently. I would recommend that the tower provides a better explanation of where the relocated threshold is located to prevent this from recurring. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reason for temporary relocation of the runway threshold was to eliminate propeller/jetblast from interfering with runway construction taking place east of the approach end to runway 27L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C310 PLT, DEPARTING SBN, TOOK OFF FROM THE RWY END INSTEAD OF THE 'RELOCATED THRESHOLD,' AS INSTRUCTED.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAKE OFF FROM THE 'RELOCATED THRESHOLD.' WHEN I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY, THERE WERE ORANGE CONES TO MY L. I ASSUMED THAT THESE MARKED THE 'RELOCATED THRESHOLD,' WHEN IN REALITY THE WHITE LINE MARKING THE 'RELOCATED THRESHOLD' WAS 500-1000 FT FURTHER DOWN THE RWY. I DID NOT SEE THE WHITE LINE AND COMMENCED TKOF FROM THE END OF THE RWY BEGINNING AT THE CONES. AFTER TKOF, THE TWR SCOLDED ME AND SAID HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL ACFT DO THE SAME THING RECENTLY. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE TWR PROVIDES A BETTER EXPLANATION OF WHERE THE RELOCATED THRESHOLD IS LOCATED TO PREVENT THIS FROM RECURRING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REASON FOR TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF THE RWY THRESHOLD WAS TO ELIMINATE PROP/JETBLAST FROM INTERFERING WITH RWY CONSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE E OF THE APCH END TO RWY 27L.
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.