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Close proximity between arriving turboprop commuter and departing widebody transport on same runway. Situation report on taxiway markings and taxiway lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 187476 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 187476 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
On approach to bos logan, on the ILS. WX variable visibility poor with ground fog and rain. At about 1000 ft above the ground, tower cleared widebody transport Y into position for immediate takeoff. I slowed down to allow more separation. Tower again cleared widebody transport Y for 'immediate', and stressed the word. When we broke out he was just disappearing into the murk. On landing roll we were buffeted. It occurred to me if we had had to go around it would have been in the same flight path as the widebody transport Y departure. Also, the taxiway marking and lighting at bos are terrible! Especially bad at night in rain and fog.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CLOSE PROX BTWN ARRIVING TURBOPROP COMMUTER AND DEPARTING WDB ON SAME RWY. SITUATION RPT ON TAXIWAY MARKINGS AND TAXIWAY LIGHTING.
Narrative: ON APCH TO BOS LOGAN, ON THE ILS. WX VARIABLE VISIBILITY POOR WITH GND FOG AND RAIN. AT ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE THE GND, TWR CLRED WDB Y INTO POS FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF. I SLOWED DOWN TO ALLOW MORE SEPARATION. TWR AGAIN CLRED WDB Y FOR 'IMMEDIATE', AND STRESSED THE WORD. WHEN WE BROKE OUT HE WAS JUST DISAPPEARING INTO THE MURK. ON LNDG ROLL WE WERE BUFFETED. IT OCCURRED TO ME IF WE HAD HAD TO GAR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME FLT PATH AS THE WDB Y DEP. ALSO, THE TAXIWAY MARKING AND LIGHTING AT BOS ARE TERRIBLE! ESPECIALLY BAD AT NIGHT IN RAIN AND FOG.
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.