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Pilot of A36 departing runway 31 at mtj after announcing his intentions on CTAF has close encounter with air carrier aircraft about to cross an intersecting taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 589084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mtj.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft, Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 26000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 589084 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I announced initiating takeoff roll on runway 31. A commuter flight later called leaving terminal to taxi for takeoff. Unicom advised 'we have a bonanza departing runway 31.' it looked like the commuter made an abrupt stop between the hold line and the runway. I was already airborne and going by that taxiway. Someone from the commuter made a snide remark which I really didn't catch. I am a retired airline captain. I know how busy it can be leaving the gate area and setting up for takeoff. It looked to me like they did not properly monitor the unicom frequency and had 2 heads in the cockpit until they had to jump on the brakes. In the cockpit until they had to jump on the brakes. My recommendation: we have pilot controled runway lights, VASI's, etc. Why can't we add pilot controled flashing red lights at taxiway/runway intxns on non controled airports. The lawsuits from one demolished airliner would pay for a lot of red lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A36 DEPARTING RWY 31 AT MTJ AFTER ANNOUNCING HIS INTENTIONS ON CTAF HAS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH ACR ACFT ABOUT TO CROSS AN INTERSECTING TXWY.
Narrative: I ANNOUNCED INITIATING TKOF ROLL ON RWY 31. A COMMUTER FLT LATER CALLED LEAVING TERMINAL TO TAXI FOR TKOF. UNICOM ADVISED 'WE HAVE A BONANZA DEPARTING RWY 31.' IT LOOKED LIKE THE COMMUTER MADE AN ABRUPT STOP BTWN THE HOLD LINE AND THE RWY. I WAS ALREADY AIRBORNE AND GOING BY THAT TXWY. SOMEONE FROM THE COMMUTER MADE A SNIDE REMARK WHICH I REALLY DIDN'T CATCH. I AM A RETIRED AIRLINE CAPT. I KNOW HOW BUSY IT CAN BE LEAVING THE GATE AREA AND SETTING UP FOR TKOF. IT LOOKED TO ME LIKE THEY DID NOT PROPERLY MONITOR THE UNICOM FREQ AND HAD 2 HEADS IN THE COCKPIT UNTIL THEY HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKES. IN THE COCKPIT UNTIL THEY HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKES. MY RECOMMENDATION: WE HAVE PLT CTLED RWY LIGHTS, VASI'S, ETC. WHY CAN'T WE ADD PLT CTLED FLASHING RED LIGHTS AT TXWY/RWY INTXNS ON NON CTLED ARPTS. THE LAWSUITS FROM ONE DEMOLISHED AIRLINER WOULD PAY FOR A LOT OF RED LIGHTS.
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.