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Small transport pilot taxied for takeoff at non tower airport without monitoring or broadcasting unicom. Small aircraft on short final makes missed approach as unauthorized runway crossing is made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 176873 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewk |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 176873 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After completing maintenance at ewk, I was taxiing north for a runway 17 departure. Upon entering the taxiway, I noted an aircraft approaching the airport from the northwest. I believed that he would be crossing the airport to enter a left downwind for runway 17. I continued to taxi north, setting INS and trims, etc, for departure while taxiing. As I crossed the approach end of runway 8, I noticed an small aircraft on short final. He (small aircraft pilot) was in the process of making a go around. Then I noted that I was on clearance delivery instead of unicom. Had I been on unicom, I would have heard the small aircraft position reports. Also, at an uncontrolled field, as well as controled, a pilot should never assume a runway is inactive simply because he is using a different runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT PLT TAXIED FOR TKOF AT NON TWR ARPT WITHOUT MONITORING OR BROADCASTING UNICOM. SMA ON SHORT FINAL MAKES MISSED APCH AS UNAUTH RWY CROSSING IS MADE.
Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING MAINT AT EWK, I WAS TAXIING N FOR A RWY 17 DEP. UPON ENTERING THE TXWY, I NOTED AN ACFT APCHING THE ARPT FROM THE NW. I BELIEVED THAT HE WOULD BE XING THE ARPT TO ENTER A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17. I CONTINUED TO TAXI N, SETTING INS AND TRIMS, ETC, FOR DEP WHILE TAXIING. AS I CROSSED THE APCH END OF RWY 8, I NOTICED AN SMA ON SHORT FINAL. HE (SMA PLT) WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A GAR. THEN I NOTED THAT I WAS ON CLRNC DELIVERY INSTEAD OF UNICOM. HAD I BEEN ON UNICOM, I WOULD HAVE HEARD THE SMA POS RPTS. ALSO, AT AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD, AS WELL AS CTLED, A PLT SHOULD NEVER ASSUME A RWY IS INACTIVE SIMPLY BECAUSE HE IS USING A DIFFERENT RWY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.