INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PLTS ABOARD C172 MUST REJECT TKOF AT F45 FOR TAXIING P180 THAT CROSSES THEIR RWY DESPITE CTAF CALLS ADVISING HIM TO HOLD SHORT.
Synopsis
INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PLTS ABOARD C172 MUST REJECT TKOF AT F45 FOR TAXIING P180 THAT CROSSES THEIR RWY DESPITE CTAF CALLS ADVISING HIM TO HOLD SHORT.
Narrative
A STUDENT PLT AND I (CFII) WERE PRACTICING SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TKOFS AND LNDGS AT NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY ARPT (F45) ON RWY 8R IN A CESSNA SKYHAWK C172S; AND MONITORING/COMMUNICATING ON F45'S CTAF. STUDENT PLT IS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 8R AND MAKES A RADIO CALL THAT HE IS DEPARTING RWY 8R. AT THE SAME TIME; A PIPER NAVAJO PA31-350 WAS IN THE RUN-UP AREA FOR RWY 8R PREPARING FOR DEP AND MONITORING F45'S CTAF. THE STUDENT TAXIES TO THE EXTREME END OF RWY 8R; STOPS THE ACFT ON THE CTRLINE OF RWY 8R IN PREPARATION TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD TKOF. AT THE SAME TIME THE PIAGGIO P-180 IS TAXIING FROM THE RAMP TO RWY 8R FOR DEP; ON TXWY F; HEADING S NEAR THE INTXN OF TXWYS K AND F. MY STUDENT HOLDS THE BRAKES; APPLIES FULL THROTTLE AND BEGINS HIS ROLL DOWN RWY 8R. AS THE SKYHAWK BEGINS ITS ROLL; PIAGGIO TAXIES PAST THE INTXN OF TXWYS K AND F STILL ON TXWY F HEADING FOR THE INTXN OF TXWY F AND RWYS 8R/26L. BOTH MY STUDENT AND I NOTICE THE PIAGGIO'S LOCATION AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. OVER THE RADIO; I ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE ROLLING DOWN RWY 8R. THE PIAGGIO CONTINUES TAXIING ON TXWY F. OVER THE RADIO; I ORDER PIAGGIO 'STOP YOUR ACFT; THERE IS A CESSNA SKYHAWK DEPARTING ON RWY 8R!' THE PIAGGIO CONTINUES TAXI AND TAXIES ONTO RWY 8R/26L WITHOUT MAKING ANY RADIO CALL. PIAGGIO THEN TURNS R/W FACING DEPARTING SKYHAWK. I THEN TAKE COMMAND OF THE SKYHAWK; ANNOUNCE ABORTING TKOF OVER THE RADIO; AND STOP THE SKYHAWK ON THE RWY APPROX 1000 FT FROM PIAGGIO. THE NAVAJO THEN QUERIES THE PIAGGIO IF HE IS ON FREQ; BUT THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE PIAGGIO. THE PIAGGIO THEN EXITED THE RWY AT THE INTXN OF RWYS 8R/26L AND 13/31. AT THE SAME TIME; I TAXI THE SKYHAWK DOWN THE RWY 8R AND EXIT THE RWY ON TXWY E WHICH IS APPROX 100 FT BEFORE THE INTXN OF RWYS 8R/26L AND 13/31. PIAGGIO TAXIES PAST SKYHAWK ON TXWY K ENRTE TO THE RUN-UP AREA FOR RWY 8R. I TAKE DOWN THE PIAGGIO'S TAIL NUMBER AND NOTE THE TIME. I THEN CALL THE PIAGGIO AND INFORM PLT THAT WE WILL BE RPTING THE INCIDENT; TO WHICH THE PIAGGIO'S ONLY RESPONSE IS 'ROGER.' SKYHAWK TAXIES BACK TO RAMP AND PARKS ACFT. THE PIAGGIO DEPARTS F45 USING RWY 8R. I SECURE SKYHAWK; NOTE FLAT SPOTS ON SKYHAWK'S MAINS; IMMEDIATELY RPT THE RWY INCURSION TO THE CHIEF PLT; AND BEGIN WRITING A RPT.
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