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Attributes | |
ACN | 809410 |
Time | |
Date | 200810 |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : maintenance |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 809410 |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
On landing at ZZZ; an uncontrolled non-twred airport; we had a near runway incursion with a GA single-engine aircraft. Radio communication at the last moment. The other aircraft only reported its takeoff roll; not its taxi; nor its intention to take off. Upon entering the airport traffic pattern; I announced our aircraft type and position in the landing pattern several times; along with our intended runway for landing. No other aircraft reported operating on or near the airport. On short final to runway 2 below 100 ft AGL; we heard another aircraft report its takeoff roll on runway 8; an intersecting runway. The end of runway 8 was not visible to us as we were so low to the ground. I reported that we were landing and on short final almost over the number's I told the PF not to go around as I was afraid of hitting the other aircraft in the air. If there was going to be a collision; I would rather have it on the ground. The other aircraft reported that it was discontinuing its takeoff and we landed non-eventfully. First; I have not committed the MEL list to memory; but no part 121 air operation should be dispatched to an uncontrolled field without an operating TCAS system. Second; a close look needs to be taken by the FAA at runway incursion possibilities for part 121 operators operating at uncontrolled fields. This incident could have easily turned into a disaster; even though my first officer and I followed uncontrolled field traffic pattern and radio discipline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR PILOT IS CONCERNED ABOUT UNCONTROLLED ARPT OPS WHILE THEIR ACFT'S TCAS IS INOP AND ABOUT CTAF ARPT RWY INCURSIONS DURING ACR OPS.
Narrative: ON LNDG AT ZZZ; AN UNCTLED NON-TWRED ARPT; WE HAD A NEAR RWY INCURSION WITH A GA SINGLE-ENG ACFT. RADIO COM AT THE LAST MOMENT. THE OTHER ACFT ONLY RPTED ITS TKOF ROLL; NOT ITS TAXI; NOR ITS INTENTION TO TAKE OFF. UPON ENTERING THE ARPT TFC PATTERN; I ANNOUNCED OUR ACFT TYPE AND POS IN THE LNDG PATTERN SEVERAL TIMES; ALONG WITH OUR INTENDED RWY FOR LNDG. NO OTHER ACFT RPTED OPERATING ON OR NEAR THE ARPT. ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 2 BELOW 100 FT AGL; WE HEARD ANOTHER ACFT RPT ITS TKOF ROLL ON RWY 8; AN INTERSECTING RWY. THE END OF RWY 8 WAS NOT VISIBLE TO US AS WE WERE SO LOW TO THE GND. I RPTED THAT WE WERE LNDG AND ON SHORT FINAL ALMOST OVER THE NUMBER'S I TOLD THE PF NOT TO GO AROUND AS I WAS AFRAID OF HITTING THE OTHER ACFT IN THE AIR. IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A COLLISION; I WOULD RATHER HAVE IT ON THE GND. THE OTHER ACFT RPTED THAT IT WAS DISCONTINUING ITS TKOF AND WE LANDED NON-EVENTFULLY. FIRST; I HAVE NOT COMMITTED THE MEL LIST TO MEMORY; BUT NO PART 121 AIR OP SHOULD BE DISPATCHED TO AN UNCTLED FIELD WITHOUT AN OPERATING TCAS SYS. SECOND; A CLOSE LOOK NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BY THE FAA AT RWY INCURSION POSSIBILITIES FOR PART 121 OPERATORS OPERATING AT UNCTLED FIELDS. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY TURNED INTO A DISASTER; EVEN THOUGH MY FO AND I FOLLOWED UNCTLED FIELD TFC PATTERN AND RADIO DISCIPLINE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.