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An air carrier aircraft rejected a takeoff at dtw because the A330 crossing on a taxiway beyond the runway's end appeared to be on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 844315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DTW.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe |
Narrative:
On the takeoff roll I saw what I believed to be an aircraft crossing in front of us; we were at a slow enough speed to abort the takeoff to be on the cautious side. There is a note on the airport page that says there is an illusion of aircraft crossing the runway when they are actually on a taxiway beyond the end of the runway. I aborted the takeoff knowing this because of the size of the plane (airbus 330) crossing the runway looked closer than it actually did. The flight continued safely with no further actions. I believe that there still should be a callout to the pilots from the controllers stating this info despite the note on the airport page.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier aircraft rejected a takeoff at DTW because the A330 crossing on a taxiway beyond the runway's end appeared to be on the runway.
Narrative: On the takeoff roll I saw what I believed to be an aircraft crossing in front of us; we were at a slow enough speed to abort the takeoff to be on the cautious side. There is a note on the airport page that says there is an illusion of aircraft crossing the runway when they are actually on a taxiway beyond the end of the runway. I aborted the takeoff knowing this because of the size of the plane (Airbus 330) crossing the runway looked closer than it actually did. The flight continued safely with no further actions. I believe that there still should be a callout to the pilots from the controllers stating this info despite the note on the airport page.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.