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C172R student, with instructor, on an instrument progress check flight, took evasive action to stop the aircraft during landing roll to miss running over a military aircraft runway arresting cable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556139 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : btl.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btl.tower |
| Make Model Name | Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 170 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 556139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was flying into battle creek airport, finishing a progress check towards my instrument rating with an instructor. During our approach and after we were cleared to enter a left downwind for runway 23, the controller decided to switch runways for another approaching aircraft. My instructor called the tower to ask for a further clearance. The controller cleared us to enter a right base for runway 5. My instructor and I both were aware of the NOTAM that the southwest 2000 ft of runway 23 was closed due to an arresting cable for F16's. However, in the past, the cable was removed when runway 5 was active. Otherwise, we assumed the controller only would have cleared us to land after that point. As we turned base, we saw a mooney approaching our path and my instructor called for a further clearance. At that time, the controller cleared us to land. Because of the speed of the mooney, that aircraft had to circle and land runway 23. I touched down about 100 ft past the numbers on runway 5, and about 500 ft short of the cable, my instructor noticed it was still in place and we applied heavy braking to avoid damage to our landing gear. My instructor called the tower and the controller replied, 'oh yeah, sorry, I forgot.' then, he changed runways again to runway 23, but claimed it was due to wind. This occurrence may have been avoided if there was more communication between the controller and our aircraft. Also, I learned that it is never safe to assume anything, no matter how elementary it may seem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172R STUDENT, WITH INSTRUCTOR, ON AN INST PROGRESS CHK FLT, TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO STOP THE ACFT DURING LNDG ROLL TO MISS RUNNING OVER A MIL ACFT RWY ARRESTING CABLE.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING INTO BATTLE CREEK ARPT, FINISHING A PROGRESS CHK TOWARDS MY INST RATING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. DURING OUR APCH AND AFTER WE WERE CLRED TO ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 23, THE CTLR DECIDED TO SWITCH RWYS FOR ANOTHER APCHING ACFT. MY INSTRUCTOR CALLED THE TWR TO ASK FOR A FURTHER CLRNC. THE CTLR CLRED US TO ENTER A R BASE FOR RWY 5. MY INSTRUCTOR AND I BOTH WERE AWARE OF THE NOTAM THAT THE SW 2000 FT OF RWY 23 WAS CLOSED DUE TO AN ARRESTING CABLE FOR F16'S. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST, THE CABLE WAS REMOVED WHEN RWY 5 WAS ACTIVE. OTHERWISE, WE ASSUMED THE CTLR ONLY WOULD HAVE CLRED US TO LAND AFTER THAT POINT. AS WE TURNED BASE, WE SAW A MOONEY APCHING OUR PATH AND MY INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR A FURTHER CLRNC. AT THAT TIME, THE CTLR CLRED US TO LAND. BECAUSE OF THE SPD OF THE MOONEY, THAT ACFT HAD TO CIRCLE AND LAND RWY 23. I TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 100 FT PAST THE NUMBERS ON RWY 5, AND ABOUT 500 FT SHORT OF THE CABLE, MY INSTRUCTOR NOTICED IT WAS STILL IN PLACE AND WE APPLIED HVY BRAKING TO AVOID DAMAGE TO OUR LNDG GEAR. MY INSTRUCTOR CALLED THE TWR AND THE CTLR REPLIED, 'OH YEAH, SORRY, I FORGOT.' THEN, HE CHANGED RWYS AGAIN TO RWY 23, BUT CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO WIND. THIS OCCURRENCE MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THERE WAS MORE COM BTWN THE CTLR AND OUR ACFT. ALSO, I LEARNED THAT IT IS NEVER SAFE TO ASSUME ANYTHING, NO MATTER HOW ELEMENTARY IT MAY SEEM.
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.