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Attributes | |
ACN | 647488 |
Time | |
Date | 200502 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : paho.airport |
State Reference | AK |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Twin Otter DHC-6 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Bellanca Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 204 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 425 |
ASRS Report | 647488 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
As we were taxiing for takeoff in homer; ak; we cleared the runway clear right/left. I made a radio call stating we were departing runway 3. Another aircraft came on the radio and said he was on short final for runway 21; on the captain's side. We immediately came to a stop short of the runway and not across the hold line. While we were waiting for the taildragger (I believe it was a champ); I pointed out to the captain a cessna turning base for runway 3. As the champ was rolling out on runway 21; the captain started taxiing onto the runway for departure. I told him the plane was still rolling out on runway 21 and the other aircraft was turning final for runway 3. He said it wasn't going to be a problem and made a radio call. Homer radio came on the radio and said there was a plane still on runway 21. The captain said 'I think he is turning off on taxiway a.' the cessna for runway 3 ended up going around and re-entering downwind for runway 3. This situation was very dangerous and we never should have taxied onto the runway. After this happened; I realized that I really should've used the brakes and stopped the plane from taxiing onto the runway. The captain had the attitude that we are an airline and the other planes should let us be the first to depart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWIN OTTER CAPT DEPARTED AHO PRIOR TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION LNDG TFC CLRING AND FORCING AN APCHING ACFT TO GO AROUND.
Narrative: AS WE WERE TAXIING FOR TKOF IN HOMER; AK; WE CLRED THE RWY CLR R/L. I MADE A RADIO CALL STATING WE WERE DEPARTING RWY 3. ANOTHER ACFT CAME ON THE RADIO AND SAID HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 21; ON THE CAPT'S SIDE. WE IMMEDIATELY CAME TO A STOP SHORT OF THE RWY AND NOT ACROSS THE HOLD LINE. WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR THE TAILDRAGGER (I BELIEVE IT WAS A CHAMP); I POINTED OUT TO THE CAPT A CESSNA TURNING BASE FOR RWY 3. AS THE CHAMP WAS ROLLING OUT ON RWY 21; THE CAPT STARTED TAXIING ONTO THE RWY FOR DEP. I TOLD HIM THE PLANE WAS STILL ROLLING OUT ON RWY 21 AND THE OTHER ACFT WAS TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 3. HE SAID IT WASN'T GOING TO BE A PROB AND MADE A RADIO CALL. HOMER RADIO CAME ON THE RADIO AND SAID THERE WAS A PLANE STILL ON RWY 21. THE CAPT SAID 'I THINK HE IS TURNING OFF ON TXWY A.' THE CESSNA FOR RWY 3 ENDED UP GOING AROUND AND RE-ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR RWY 3. THIS SIT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. AFTER THIS HAPPENED; I REALIZED THAT I REALLY SHOULD'VE USED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE PLANE FROM TAXIING ONTO THE RWY. THE CAPT HAD THE ATTITUDE THAT WE ARE AN AIRLINE AND THE OTHER PLANES SHOULD LET US BE THE FIRST TO DEPART.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.