PA28 experienced possible runway incursion to avoid landing parachute aircraft operating on grass st...

Attributes
ACN	596759
Time
Date	200310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ore.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Twin Otter DHC-6
Operating Under FAR Part	other : 105
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 445 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	596759
Person 2
Affiliation	company other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was taxiing to runway 32 while a twin otter used for parachute jumping was on final, having announced it, and possibly, although the transmission was not readable, announced landing in the grass, which usually means the northeast side of runway 32 (to the right). I stopped at the hold lines and observed that the otter seemed to be heading straight toward me. Since the displaced threshold is so far down the runway, I didn't think he should be so low and that possibly he either had a failed engine or was trying to land before the threshold to save taxi time going back for another takeoff. To avoid a collision I taxied ahead and to my left so as to be underneath his track as far as possible. The otter banked to his left and may have landed on the runway (I didn't see the landing since I was headed the other way). There was no time to communicate on the radio. Contributing factors to this close approach are the habit of landing in the grass on the same side of the runway as the taxiway and the close proximity of the hold lines to the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE RWY INCURSION TO AVOID LNDG PARACHUTE ACFT OPERATING ON GRASS STRIP.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING TO RWY 32 WHILE A TWIN OTTER USED FOR PARACHUTE JUMPING WAS ON FINAL, HAVING ANNOUNCED IT, AND POSSIBLY, ALTHOUGH THE XMISSION WAS NOT READABLE, ANNOUNCED LNDG IN THE GRASS, WHICH USUALLY MEANS THE NE SIDE OF RWY 32 (TO THE R). I STOPPED AT THE HOLD LINES AND OBSERVED THAT THE OTTER SEEMED TO BE HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARD ME. SINCE THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD IS SO FAR DOWN THE RWY, I DIDN'T THINK HE SHOULD BE SO LOW AND THAT POSSIBLY HE EITHER HAD A FAILED ENG OR WAS TRYING TO LAND BEFORE THE THRESHOLD TO SAVE TAXI TIME GOING BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. TO AVOID A COLLISION I TAXIED AHEAD AND TO MY L SO AS TO BE UNDERNEATH HIS TRACK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. THE OTTER BANKED TO HIS L AND MAY HAVE LANDED ON THE RWY (I DIDN'T SEE THE LNDG SINCE I WAS HEADED THE OTHER WAY). THERE WAS NO TIME TO COMMUNICATE ON THE RADIO. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS CLOSE APCH ARE THE HABIT OF LNDG IN THE GRASS ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE RWY AS THE TXWY AND THE CLOSE PROX OF THE HOLD LINES TO THE RWY.

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.

PA28 experienced possible runway incursion to avoid landing parachute aircraft operating on grass strip.