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Socata TBM700 pilot had a runway incursion at sjc, after following a king air into position. This was the pilot's first solo flight in this aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | TBM 700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sjc.tower |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90.4 flight time total : 1754.1 flight time type : 50.2 |
| ASRS Report | 624640 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I purchased a new tbm 700 a month ago after flying a malibu for 4 yrs. During the month, I flew with an instructor for 50 hours to learn the new aircraft. This is the first turbine aircraft I have flown and I found the learning curve steep, with the turbine, very capable modern panel and a much heavier aircraft adding to the learning curve. The flight with the incident was the first solo flight in the aircraft. The tbm checklist is extensive and I pulled off into the runway 29 run-up area at sjc to perform the pre takeoff checklist. I was very careful to complete every item on the checklist and was focusing on the takeoff and flying the departure procedure in san jose's complex and busy airspace. I completed the checklist and told ground control that I was ready for takeoff, having been told to contact them when ready to go. I thought ground control said 'follow the king air into position and hold on runway 29 and contact the tower on XXX.xx.' I followed the king air onto runway 29 after the king air started his takeoff roll and tried to call the tower. I tried the tower twice without response and recontacted ground control, who gave the tower frequency again (I had mis-entered the tower frequency) and I successfully contacted the tower. They cleared me for takeoff and said that I would be contacted later with the tower frequency for a possible infraction. The flight proceeded without further incident to its completion in des moines, ia. My low time in the aircraft and concern for preparing the aircraft for flight made me concentrate too much on these tasks and not enough on communication with controllers. I am sure that the instructions were to follow the king air to runway 29 and contact the tower. I know that ground control cannot clear an aircraft onto an active runway. If the instructions had been to contact the tower from the run-up area or to taxi to the runway and call the tower, this incident would not have happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SOCATA TBM700 PLT HAD A RWY INCURSION AT SJC, AFTER FOLLOWING A KING AIR INTO POS. THIS WAS THE PLT'S FIRST SOLO FLT IN THIS ACFT.
Narrative: I PURCHASED A NEW TBM 700 A MONTH AGO AFTER FLYING A MALIBU FOR 4 YRS. DURING THE MONTH, I FLEW WITH AN INSTRUCTOR FOR 50 HRS TO LEARN THE NEW ACFT. THIS IS THE FIRST TURBINE ACFT I HAVE FLOWN AND I FOUND THE LEARNING CURVE STEEP, WITH THE TURBINE, VERY CAPABLE MODERN PANEL AND A MUCH HEAVIER ACFT ADDING TO THE LEARNING CURVE. THE FLT WITH THE INCIDENT WAS THE FIRST SOLO FLT IN THE ACFT. THE TBM CHKLIST IS EXTENSIVE AND I PULLED OFF INTO THE RWY 29 RUN-UP AREA AT SJC TO PERFORM THE PRE TKOF CHKLIST. I WAS VERY CAREFUL TO COMPLETE EVERY ITEM ON THE CHKLIST AND WAS FOCUSING ON THE TKOF AND FLYING THE DEP PROC IN SAN JOSE'S COMPLEX AND BUSY AIRSPACE. I COMPLETED THE CHKLIST AND TOLD GND CTL THAT I WAS READY FOR TKOF, HAVING BEEN TOLD TO CONTACT THEM WHEN READY TO GO. I THOUGHT GND CTL SAID 'FOLLOW THE KING AIR INTO POS AND HOLD ON RWY 29 AND CONTACT THE TWR ON XXX.XX.' I FOLLOWED THE KING AIR ONTO RWY 29 AFTER THE KING AIR STARTED HIS TKOF ROLL AND TRIED TO CALL THE TWR. I TRIED THE TWR TWICE WITHOUT RESPONSE AND RECONTACTED GND CTL, WHO GAVE THE TWR FREQ AGAIN (I HAD MIS-ENTERED THE TWR FREQ) AND I SUCCESSFULLY CONTACTED THE TWR. THEY CLRED ME FOR TKOF AND SAID THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED LATER WITH THE TWR FREQ FOR A POSSIBLE INFRACTION. THE FLT PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT TO ITS COMPLETION IN DES MOINES, IA. MY LOW TIME IN THE ACFT AND CONCERN FOR PREPARING THE ACFT FOR FLT MADE ME CONCENTRATE TOO MUCH ON THESE TASKS AND NOT ENOUGH ON COM WITH CTLRS. I AM SURE THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO FOLLOW THE KING AIR TO RWY 29 AND CONTACT THE TWR. I KNOW THAT GND CTL CANNOT CLR AN ACFT ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY. IF THE INSTRUCTIONS HAD BEEN TO CONTACT THE TWR FROM THE RUN-UP AREA OR TO TAXI TO THE RWY AND CALL THE TWR, THIS INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
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.