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Air carrier on short final came in close proximity to a departing small aircraft from the opposite runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 119350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 150 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hpn |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 119350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 25 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were in VFR conditions talking to tower, coming in from the south to land on runway 34. Approximately 5 mi from the airport we were advised that the active was changed to runway 16. We adjusted our pattern and were cleared to land by tower on runway 16. Turning final (a fairly short final because of the pattern change). We were descending to land and at approximately 150' and 1/2 mi from T/D, a single engine aircraft was airborne in the opp direction having been cleared for takeoff on runway 34. The active had been changed and we were cleared to land. The near miss happened too fast to take evasive action if sep had not already existed. He was above and to the left of us and probably never saw us because of his nose high attitude. In my opinion either the single engine should not have been cleared for takeoff on runway 34, or we should not have been cleared to land on runway 16.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR ON SHORT FINAL CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO A DEPARTING SMA FROM THE OPPOSITE RWY.
Narrative: WE WERE IN VFR CONDITIONS TALKING TO TWR, COMING IN FROM THE S TO LAND ON RWY 34. APPROX 5 MI FROM THE ARPT WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE ACTIVE WAS CHANGED TO RWY 16. WE ADJUSTED OUR PATTERN AND WERE CLRED TO LAND BY TWR ON RWY 16. TURNING FINAL (A FAIRLY SHORT FINAL BECAUSE OF THE PATTERN CHANGE). WE WERE DSNDING TO LAND AND AT APPROX 150' AND 1/2 MI FROM T/D, A SINGLE ENG ACFT WAS AIRBORNE IN THE OPP DIRECTION HAVING BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 34. THE ACTIVE HAD BEEN CHANGED AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. THE NEAR MISS HAPPENED TOO FAST TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION IF SEP HAD NOT ALREADY EXISTED. HE WAS ABOVE AND TO THE LEFT OF US AND PROBABLY NEVER SAW US BECAUSE OF HIS NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. IN MY OPINION EITHER THE SINGLE ENG SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 34, OR WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 16.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.