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Air carrier captain voiced concern regarding operations at sna; when taxiing to runway 1L aircraft was over flown by traffic landing on runway 1R.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 758743 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 758743 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : sna.tower |
Narrative:
Cleared to taxi to runway 1L and told to hold short of taxiway D. A single engine aircraft was on final to runway 1R. As we taxied down the taxiway; it curves under the flight path of runway 1R. The aircraft on final passed over our nose and it looked like it would have marginal clearance over our tail if we were farther down the taxiway. This may be an obstacle clearance problem when runways 1R and 1L are in use. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was contacted to confirm the airport identity. Reporter indicated that they had communicated with the FAA. Reportedly; the FAA indicated that all terps and clearance criteria were in compliance regarding the described operation. The reporter was not satisfied with the FAA's response and believed this was a hazardous situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CAPTAIN VOICED CONCERN REGARDING OPERATIONS AT SNA; WHEN TAXIING TO RWY 1L ACFT WAS OVER FLOWN BY TFC LANDING ON RWY 1R.
Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 1L AND TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY D. A SINGLE ENG ACFT WAS ON FINAL TO RWY 1R. AS WE TAXIED DOWN THE TXWY; IT CURVES UNDER THE FLT PATH OF RWY 1R. THE ACFT ON FINAL PASSED OVER OUR NOSE AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD HAVE MARGINAL CLRNC OVER OUR TAIL IF WE WERE FARTHER DOWN THE TXWY. THIS MAY BE AN OBSTACLE CLRNC PROB WHEN RWYS 1R AND 1L ARE IN USE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER WAS CONTACTED TO CONFIRM THE AIRPORT IDENTITY. REPORTER INDICATED THAT THEY HAD COMMUNICATED WITH THE FAA. REPORTEDLY; THE FAA INDICATED THAT ALL TERPS AND CLEARANCE CRITERIA WERE IN COMPLIANCE REGARDING THE DESCRIBED OPERATION. THE REPORTER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE FAA'S RESPONSE AND BELIEVED THIS WAS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION.
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.