 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A C172 pilot, after landing at a non twred airport, observed another aircraft taking off prior to his clearing the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1s0.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| 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 : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1050 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 556568 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 300 vertical : 30 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just prior to crossing the threshold on final approach to runway 34 at pierce county airport, puyallup, wa, the C152 announced he was taxiing into position and hold. Upon my touchdown and landing rollout, he announced departing. I looked out the rear window and saw the C152 accelerating toward me. I added power and turned toward the taxiway, which I was still approaching. I looked out the side window to see the C152 rotating too close for comfort! I awaited to see if the aircraft would return to 1s0 and it did. I politely and professionally went and talked to the pilot about what had occurred. He agreed it was unsafe but also said he had been waiting to take off for quite some time and became impatient. He also commented that he would not do that again. Prevention of these types of runway incursions is probably impossible. I think a step in the right direction would be to add a regulation preventing any aircraft at an uncontrolled airport from taxiing onto an active runway occupied by another aircraft which is in the process of taking off or landing. At least it would be a deterrent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT, AFTER LNDG AT A NON TWRED ARPT, OBSERVED ANOTHER ACFT TAKING OFF PRIOR TO HIS CLRING THE RWY.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO XING THE THRESHOLD ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 34 AT PIERCE COUNTY ARPT, PUYALLUP, WA, THE C152 ANNOUNCED HE WAS TAXIING INTO POS AND HOLD. UPON MY TOUCHDOWN AND LNDG ROLLOUT, HE ANNOUNCED DEPARTING. I LOOKED OUT THE REAR WINDOW AND SAW THE C152 ACCELERATING TOWARD ME. I ADDED PWR AND TURNED TOWARD THE TXWY, WHICH I WAS STILL APCHING. I LOOKED OUT THE SIDE WINDOW TO SEE THE C152 ROTATING TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT! I AWAITED TO SEE IF THE ACFT WOULD RETURN TO 1S0 AND IT DID. I POLITELY AND PROFESSIONALLY WENT AND TALKED TO THE PLT ABOUT WHAT HAD OCCURRED. HE AGREED IT WAS UNSAFE BUT ALSO SAID HE HAD BEEN WAITING TO TAKE OFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND BECAME IMPATIENT. HE ALSO COMMENTED THAT HE WOULD NOT DO THAT AGAIN. PREVENTION OF THESE TYPES OF RWY INCURSIONS IS PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE. I THINK A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WOULD BE TO ADD A REG PREVENTING ANY ACFT AT AN UNCTLED ARPT FROM TAXIING ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER ACFT WHICH IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFF OR LNDG. AT LEAST IT WOULD BE A DETERRENT.
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.