RPTR EXPERIENCED MINOR CONFLICT WITH LNDG TFC.

2001-02 · NASA ASRS report 501398

Date: 2001-02 · Aircraft: Cessna 150 · Phase: taxi

Anomalies: ground-incursion-runway

Synopsis

RPTR EXPERIENCED MINOR CONFLICT WITH LNDG TFC.

Narrative

I WAS GETTING READY TO DEP UIN AND A BEECH BARON RADIOED THE FIELD STATING HE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. A CESSNA 310 WAS FLYING IN THE AREA PRACTICING APCHS TO RWY 04 AND HE WAS ASKED TO VISUALLY LOOK AT THE BARON TO CONFIRM GEAR DOWN IN THE AIR; AND I WAS ASKED TO TAXI TO A POSITION OFF THE TXWY D ON RWY 36 SO I COULD WATCH HIM ON A LOW PASS. SO I AM ON 36 POINTED TOWARDS THE ACTIVE RWY 13 WATCHING THE BARON. HE LANDED SAFELY AND AFTER I CONFIRMED HE WAS OFF THE ACTIVE AND THE 310 WAS GONE AND NOT OTHER ACFT WAS AROUND I ANNOUNCED I WOULD BE TAXIING TO 13 FOR AN INTERSECTION TKOF. I LOOKED L AND OBSERVED A PIPER CHEROKEE? ON FINAL. I STOPPED MY TAXI ABOUT 100 YARDS SHORT OF RWY 13 AND WAITED FOR THE PLANE TO LAND AND CLEAR. HE NEVER ONCE USED THE RADIO TO SELF ANNOUNCE AND AS HIS PLANE WAS WHITE AND THE SKY WAS HAZY HE WAS HARD TO SEE UNTIL HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL. I ACTUALLY HAD MORE DISTANCE FROM 13 THAN IF I WAS HOLDING SHORT ON TXWY D. SO I DON'T FEEL THERE WAS A SAFETY COMPROMISE HERE; AND DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES I DON'T SEE THIS HAPPENING AGAIN; BUT IN THE FUTURE; I WOULD STOP THE PLANE AND GET OUT AND OBSERVE FROM THE TXWY SO I WOULD NOT BE ON RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH THE RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR REITERATED THAT NO ACTUAL CONFLICT OCCURRED; BUT NOTED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE OTHER PLT TO COMMUNICATE BY RADIO AT ANY TIME CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE EVENT. HE SUGGESTS THAT PROPER UNCONTROLLED ARPT TFC PATTERN PROCEDURES. USE THE RADIO FOR POSITION RPTS; AND RECURRENT TRAINING ARE EFFECTIVE STATEGIES AT REDUCING THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF RWY INCURSION EVENTS.

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

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