TAXIWAY TKOF.
Synopsis
TAXIWAY TKOF.
Narrative
ON AUG/MON/91 I WAS ACCUSED OF DEPARTING FAIRBANKS INTL ARPT ON TAXIWAY ALPHA. AT THE TIME I WAS OPERATING AN SMT TWIN. I TAXIED FROM MY EMPLOYER'S BASE OF OPS LOCATED ON THE E RAMP; TO FAIRBANKS INTL'S GATE 1 AREA ON THE W SIDE OF THE ARPT AT XX45 AM. AFTER LOADING 7 PAX; I CALLED GND CTL FOR TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED TO RWY 1L VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA. AT THAT TIME I REQUESTED RWY 1L INTXN BRAVO DEP AND WAS TOLD TO PROCEED AS REQUESTED. AFTER TAXIING TO THE RWY; I CALLED THE TWR LETTING THEM KNOW I WAS READY FOR DEP. I WAS THEN CLRED FOR RWY 1L DEP AT INTXN BRAVO AND PROCEEDED TO TKOF FROM RWY 1L. WHEN I RETURNED TO FAIRBANKS THE FAA ALLEGED I TOOK OFF FROM TAXIWAY ALPHA. A TUG OPERATOR AT INTXN MIKE; 1450 FT TO THE N OF INTXN BRAVO; RPTED THE ALLEGED INCIDENT. THE SMT TWIN I WAS PLTING HAS A TKOF RUN; AT MAX GROSS WT OF 665 FT. THE TWR DID NOT SEE NOR RPT THE ALLEGED INCIDENT. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN WRONGLY ACCUSED. I AM FILING THIS RPT TO PROTECT MY AVIATION CAREER AND TO POSSIBLY PREVENT OTHER PLTS FROM THE SAME ACCUSATION BY SUGGESTING FULL-LENGTH DEPS.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.