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MD80 flight crew departing runway 22 at elp reports a potential airborne conflict with a single engine cessna; maneuvering at low altitude just to the south of runway 22. The rotation is delayed until the cessna has passed behind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1147714 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ELP.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 11800 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict |
Narrative:
We were cleared for takeoff runway 22 at elp. At V1 speed we saw a single engine cessna at 50 feet out our front left window turning and descending. We elected to keep the aircraft on the ground to let the cessna go overhead and then we climbed out at V1 plus 40 KTS. This can be avoided by not giving any aircraft the option to touch and go; they should be made to make a full stop landing and the controller should have let us wait until the cessna was out of the way.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 flight crew departing Runway 22 at ELP reports a potential airborne conflict with a single engine Cessna; maneuvering at low altitude just to the south of Runway 22. The rotation is delayed until the Cessna has passed behind.
Narrative: We were cleared for takeoff Runway 22 at ELP. At V1 speed we saw a single engine Cessna at 50 feet out our front left window turning and descending. We elected to keep the aircraft on the ground to let the Cessna go overhead and then we climbed out at V1 plus 40 KTS. This can be avoided by not giving any aircraft the option to touch and go; they should be made to make a full stop landing and the Controller should have let us wait until the Cessna was out of the way.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.