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A BE9L pilot, taxiing for takeoff on runway 28L, misinterped tower's clearance, requiring a tower initiated go around to landing traffic on runway 32.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563472 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit.tower tower : bos.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 563472 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on taxiway north at approach end of runway 28L awaiting departure on runway 28L. Tower said 'I want you to cross the runway. I have aircraft landing on runway 32, I want you to cross the runway, best time.' I saw the aircraft on approach to runway 32 and he was still a comfortable distance out. I started across the intersection of runway 28L and runway 32 and discovered no taxiway on which to clear the runways. I informed the controller of this. He told the aircraft on approach to go around and for me to do a 180 degree turn. If he had told me to taxi wbound on runway 28L, cross runway 32 and hold in position, I would have understood what he wanted me to do. I fell into this trap by trying to comply with his hasty and unprofessional instructions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE9L PLT, TAXIING FOR TKOF ON RWY 28L, MISINTERPED TWR'S CLRNC, REQUIRING A TWR INITIATED GAR TO LNDG TFC ON RWY 32.
Narrative: I WAS ON TXWY N AT APCH END OF RWY 28L AWAITING DEP ON RWY 28L. TWR SAID 'I WANT YOU TO CROSS THE RWY. I HAVE ACFT LNDG ON RWY 32, I WANT YOU TO CROSS THE RWY, BEST TIME.' I SAW THE ACFT ON APCH TO RWY 32 AND HE WAS STILL A COMFORTABLE DISTANCE OUT. I STARTED ACROSS THE INTXN OF RWY 28L AND RWY 32 AND DISCOVERED NO TXWY ON WHICH TO CLR THE RWYS. I INFORMED THE CTLR OF THIS. HE TOLD THE ACFT ON APCH TO GO AROUND AND FOR ME TO DO A 180 DEG TURN. IF HE HAD TOLD ME TO TAXI WBOUND ON RWY 28L, CROSS RWY 32 AND HOLD IN POS, I WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE WANTED ME TO DO. I FELL INTO THIS TRAP BY TRYING TO COMPLY WITH HIS HASTY AND UNPROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTIONS.
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.