A PIPER CHEYENNE TWIN TURBOPROP TAXIES OFF OF TXWY N AT DAB WHEN THE PAX AND PLT OBSERVE A C310 APCHING THE TXWY TO LAND. THE C310 MAKES A TOUCH-AND-GO; THINKING THAT THE TXWY IS RWY 25R.
Synopsis
A PIPER CHEYENNE TWIN TURBOPROP TAXIES OFF OF TXWY N AT DAB WHEN THE PAX AND PLT OBSERVE A C310 APCHING THE TXWY TO LAND. THE C310 MAKES A TOUCH-AND-GO; THINKING THAT THE TXWY IS RWY 25R.
Narrative
AFTER LNDG AT DAB RWY 25R; I MADE A R TURN OFF THE RWY PER TWR INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTACTED GND. GND CTL ADVISED A R TURN ON TXWY N; HOLD SHORT OF TXWY W. TAXIING E ON TXWY N; PAX IN R FRONT SEAT REMARKED THAT THE ACFT ON FINAL (A C310) LOOKED LIKE HE WAS GOING TO 'LAND WHERE WE ARE.' I DISMISSED THAT BECAUSE OF A STRONG XWIND; AND ALSO BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THAT ILLUSION BEFORE. IN ANY CASE I WATCHED AND AS THE C310 CAME CLOSER I REALIZED HE WAS LNDG ON TXWY N. IN THE MEANTIME; A LEARJET HAD LANDED ON RWY 25R BEHIND US. HE PULLED OFF THE RWY; BUT SHORT OF TXWY N. WHEN I REALIZED THE C310 WAS LNDG; I HAPPENED TO BE NEXT TO THE ACR RAMP TXWY ACROSS FROM TXWY N6. I ADVISED GND THAT I WAS TURNING OFF TXWY N. I TURNED ONTO THE RAMP AND MADE A 180 DEG TURN. AT THIS TIME GND ADVISED EVERYONE TO 'STAND BY.' THE C310 PROCEEDED TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO ON TXWY N. I THEN TOLD GND I WAS GOING TO CONTINUE MY TAXI ON TXWY N; WHICH WAS APPROVED. IN HINDSIGHT; MAYBE I COULD HAVE TALKED TO GND ABOUT WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT SOONER; OR SWITCHED OVER TO TWR FREQ ON COM #2 TO HELP THAT POOR GUY OUT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.