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Attributes | |
ACN | 659388 |
Time | |
Date | 200505 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : okc.airport |
State Reference | OK |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : okc.tower tower : mia.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : okc.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-30 Twin Comanche |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 659388 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 750 |
ASRS Report | 658606 |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert |
Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Runway 35R was used for landing. Turnoff from the runway was executed at taxiway E2 or taxiway east followed by a sbound taxi on taxiway east. We advised the tower of our gate and the tower responded that we were to remain on his frequency and taxi to the gate. A specific route was specified to the gate. Initial taxi was uneventful. There were several aircraft on the tower frequency. Just prior to turning right from taxiway east to taxiway G; both pilots looked both ways for conflicting ground traffic. As I looked left; I noticed some lights in the sky; pointed in our direction; at some undermined distance. The lights were clearly landing lights and the aircraft was pointed at us; but the distance could have been up to 10 mi. The lights were not perceptibly moving. We made the turn from taxiway east to taxiway G. As we passed taxiway K; I looked up from the taxi chart to see the white tail lights of an aircraft in front of us; aloft; but very close to the ground. Simultaneously; the captain said 'oh my god.' it was immediately clear to both of us that we had been overflown at an extremely low altitude by another aircraft. The overflying aircraft appeared to be about 50-100 ft AGL; and did not climb. 2-4 seconds later; the controller; in a relaxed voice; said 'twin commander; you do not appear to be lined up with the runway; go around.' the low flying aircraft; now idented as twin commander; made no immediate effort to climb; and in fact from my vantage point; the twin commander appeared to descend slightly. I believed that the twin commander was headed for the ground and would crash. We momentarily stopped our taxi; then continued without incident. A number of seconds later; the twin commander started a slow climb. About 10 seconds after the twin commander executed the go around; the tower told the twin commander to 'turn left for a left downwind for runway 35L. I will put you in front of another aircraft.' the twin commander did not turn but continued straight west. Supplemental information from acn 658606: I contacted the tower after landing to request that they file an near midair collision report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE AFTER LNDG AT OKC; FLT CREW OF B757-200 ARE SHOCKED TO SEE ACFT PASS DIRECTLY OVER THEM; MISSING A COLLISION BY A NARROW MARGIN.
Narrative: RWY 35R WAS USED FOR LNDG. TURNOFF FROM THE RWY WAS EXECUTED AT TXWY E2 OR TXWY E FOLLOWED BY A SBOUND TAXI ON TXWY E. WE ADVISED THE TWR OF OUR GATE AND THE TWR RESPONDED THAT WE WERE TO REMAIN ON HIS FREQ AND TAXI TO THE GATE. A SPECIFIC RTE WAS SPECIFIED TO THE GATE. INITIAL TAXI WAS UNEVENTFUL. THERE WERE SEVERAL ACFT ON THE TWR FREQ. JUST PRIOR TO TURNING R FROM TXWY E TO TXWY G; BOTH PLTS LOOKED BOTH WAYS FOR CONFLICTING GND TFC. AS I LOOKED L; I NOTICED SOME LIGHTS IN THE SKY; POINTED IN OUR DIRECTION; AT SOME UNDERMINED DISTANCE. THE LIGHTS WERE CLRLY LNDG LIGHTS AND THE ACFT WAS POINTED AT US; BUT THE DISTANCE COULD HAVE BEEN UP TO 10 MI. THE LIGHTS WERE NOT PERCEPTIBLY MOVING. WE MADE THE TURN FROM TXWY E TO TXWY G. AS WE PASSED TXWY K; I LOOKED UP FROM THE TAXI CHART TO SEE THE WHITE TAIL LIGHTS OF AN ACFT IN FRONT OF US; ALOFT; BUT VERY CLOSE TO THE GND. SIMULTANEOUSLY; THE CAPT SAID 'OH MY GOD.' IT WAS IMMEDIATELY CLR TO BOTH OF US THAT WE HAD BEEN OVERFLOWN AT AN EXTREMELY LOW ALT BY ANOTHER ACFT. THE OVERFLYING ACFT APPEARED TO BE ABOUT 50-100 FT AGL; AND DID NOT CLB. 2-4 SECONDS LATER; THE CTLR; IN A RELAXED VOICE; SAID 'TWIN COMMANDER; YOU DO NOT APPEAR TO BE LINED UP WITH THE RWY; GO AROUND.' THE LOW FLYING ACFT; NOW IDENTED AS TWIN COMMANDER; MADE NO IMMEDIATE EFFORT TO CLB; AND IN FACT FROM MY VANTAGE POINT; THE TWIN COMMANDER APPEARED TO DSND SLIGHTLY. I BELIEVED THAT THE TWIN COMMANDER WAS HEADED FOR THE GND AND WOULD CRASH. WE MOMENTARILY STOPPED OUR TAXI; THEN CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A NUMBER OF SECONDS LATER; THE TWIN COMMANDER STARTED A SLOW CLB. ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER THE TWIN COMMANDER EXECUTED THE GAR; THE TWR TOLD THE TWIN COMMANDER TO 'TURN L FOR A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 35L. I WILL PUT YOU IN FRONT OF ANOTHER ACFT.' THE TWIN COMMANDER DID NOT TURN BUT CONTINUED STRAIGHT W. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 658606: I CONTACTED THE TWR AFTER LNDG TO REQUEST THAT THEY FILE AN NMAC RPT.
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.