B727 flight crew cleared for takeoff stopped over the hold line when another aircraft entered the runway and took off ahead of them.
Synopsis
B727 flight crew cleared for takeoff stopped over the hold line when another aircraft entered the runway and took off ahead of them.
Narrative
Rewritten in plain English from NASA’s original all-caps telegraphic report — facts, figures, and terminology preserved.
Awaiting departure at FLL, the local controller cleared my aircraft for an immediate takeoff and advised us that an aircraft was on a 5 mile final.
As we began to roll onto runway 9L from the north side, a B737 simultaneously rolled onto runway 9L from the opposite side and took off in front of us. We slammed on the brakes to avoid the aircraft and advised ATC that we had passed the hold short lines.
The local controller told us that we were 'ok' and they allowed the aircraft on final to land and then we departed next.
Show the original NASA report (verbatim, telegraphic)
AWAITING DEP AT FLL THE LCL CTLR CLRED MY ACFT FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF AND ADVISED US THAT AN ACFT WAS ON A 5 MI FINAL. AS WE BEGAN TO ROLL ONTO RWY 9L FROM THE N SIDE A B737 SIMULTANEOUSLY ROLLED ONTO RWY 9L FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND TOOK OFF IN FRONT OF US. WE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID THE ACFT AND ADVISE ATC THAT WE HAD PASSED THE HOLD SHORT LINES. THE LCL CTLR TOLD US THAT WE WERE 'OK' AND THEY ALLOWED THE ACFT ON FINAL TO LAND AND THEN WE DEPARTED NEXT.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.