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A light twin pilot departing the 88NV (burning man) dirt strip in a dust storm realized at rotation that he was on a taxiway and turned left to avoid overflying an aircraft on the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1293513 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | 88NV.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 10850 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Ground Excursion Ramp |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 750 Vertical 300 |
Narrative:
While departing 88NV (burning man event) in black rock; nv in near 0-0 wind/dust/sand storm conditions inadvertently departed a portion of the makeshift unmarked taxiway. Right at rotation saw another aircraft ahead stopped either on or just before the makeshift runway - turned left to avoid overflying aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A light twin pilot departing the 88NV (Burning Man) dirt strip in a dust storm realized at rotation that he was on a taxiway and turned left to avoid overflying an aircraft on the taxiway.
Narrative: While departing 88NV (Burning Man event) in Black Rock; NV in near 0-0 wind/dust/sand storm conditions inadvertently departed a portion of the makeshift unmarked taxiway. Right at rotation saw another aircraft ahead stopped either on or just before the makeshift runway - turned left to avoid overflying aircraft.
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.