ACR Y NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION TURNED ON ACTIVE RWY. PLTDEV.
Synopsis
ACR Y NON ADHERENCE TO ATC INSTRUCTION TURNED ON ACTIVE RWY. PLTDEV.
Narrative
ACR X CLRED TO LAND RWY 33 TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 36. STANDARD STOL CLRNCS (SEE DIAGRAM). ACR Y LNDG RWY 36 TOLD TO TURN SHORT OF RWY 33 OR GO TO THE END. ACR Y TURNED OFF ON RWY 33 -- BEYOND OUR HOLD SHORT POINT; JUST AS WE ENTERED THE FLARE. WE LANDED. TAXIING IN WE WERE ASKED TO CALL THE TWR. THE TWR TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND; BECAUSE THEIR PAPER SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T ALLOW US TO LAND IF THERE IS ANY ACFT ON RWY 33; EXCEPT ACTUALLY AT THE INTXN. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME; AND OUR 'STOL OPS' LETTER DOES NOT MENTION IT. THINK ABOUT IT. WE CAN LAND ON RWY 33 WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER ACFT GOING THROUGH THE RWY'S 33/36 INTXN AT 130 KTS; BUT THEY CANNOT CROSS TFC (TAXI) BEYOND THE INTXN; OR HAVE ANY ACFT ANYWHERE ON THE RWY 33 PAVEMENT BEYOND. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED; THE FAA CAN HAVE THEIR ANNUAL PICNIC ON THE FAR PART OF RWY 33 WHEN WE LAND TO HOLD SHORT; BECAUSE IT DOES NOT EXIST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH FAA QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FAA REGION QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST WAS CONTACTED FOR AN INTERP OF THE RPTR'S POINT THAT THE RWY IS CLOSED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF AN INTXN WHEN HOLD SHORT PROC IS USED. THE SPECIALIST STATED THE RPTR IS CORRECT AND IF ANYONE WAS CONTACTED FOR VIOLATION OR CLRNC IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE PLT THAT TURNED DOWN THE RWY.
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