2 SMA'S COME WITHIN 200 FT VERTLY WHEN LNDG TFC FLIES OVER A C152 WHO HAD CROSSED THE HOLD LINE FOR THE ACTIVE RWY. CTAF WAS IN USE WITH LNDG ACFT HAVING CALLED FINAL 15 SECONDS BEFORE OTHER ACFT ANNOUNCED TAKING THE RWY.

Date: 1998-03 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|ground-incursion-runway

Synopsis

2 SMA'S COME WITHIN 200 FT VERTLY WHEN LNDG TFC FLIES OVER A C152 WHO HAD CROSSED THE HOLD LINE FOR THE ACTIVE RWY. CTAF WAS IN USE WITH LNDG ACFT HAVING CALLED FINAL 15 SECONDS BEFORE OTHER ACFT ANNOUNCED TAKING THE RWY.

Narrative

I WAS SHORT FINAL WITH MY STUDENT APPROX 300 FT AGL LNDG RSN. A C152 CALLED DEPARTING ON THE RWY I WAS LNDG ON APPROX 15 SECONDS AFTER I CALLED FINAL ON CTAF. I IMMEDIATELY WARNED THE PLT; TELLING HIM I WAS SHORT FINAL. HE ACKNOWLEDGED. MY STUDENT AND I WERE COMING IN HIGH AND CROSSED THE THRESHOLD ABOUT 200 FT AGL. I HAD THE OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES. AFTER I WARNED THE PLT; HE STOPPED APPROX 10-20 FT PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE. AFTER I PASSED OVER HIM (IN SIGHT); I LOST SIGHT OF HIM AND THOUGHT HE WENT BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE (NON ACTIVE). I FELT THERE WAS NO DANGER; AND I WAS POSITIVE THE SAFETY OF THE FLT WAS NOT BEING JEOPARDIZED; SO I LANDED THE ACFT. WHEN I CLRED THE RWY HE WAS STILL ON THE ACTIVE SIDE OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE; BUT NOT ON THE RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 396352: AFTER DOING RUNUP WITH STUDENT; I LOOKED FOR TFC ON FINAL AND CROSSED THRESHOLD. HEARD WARNING CALLED FROM EITHER ACFT BEHIND ME ON TXWY OR ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. HIT BRAKES; CAME TO A STOP. ASKED WHERE ACFT WAS AND SAW ITS WINGS. WHAT I BELIEVED CAUSED THE PROB WAS MY COMPLACENCY FROM OPERATING OUT OF THE SAME FIELD AND EXPECTING NOT TO SEE OTHER ACFT THAT CLOSE. BOY WAS I SURPRISED. TO PREVENT THIS; I NEED TO KEEP A BETTER LOOKOUT BEFORE DEP.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.