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Flight crew of medium large transport received clearance from tower controller during the reversing process after landing at dca. Misunderstood clearance. All flight crew heard was 33.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 188822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On landing rollout at dca runway 36 I was braking and using reverse thrust planning to use high speed turn off prior to intersection of runway 33. Controller gave us turn off instructions we understood to turn down runway 33. Since we saw an aircraft taxiing out we thought this was the reason he wanted us to bypass the high speed. On taxi in I was told to call tower supervisor on telephone. Speaking to him he said the controller wanted us to hold short of 33 since he had landing traffic. When the controller gave us the instructions we were in a high workload situation, reversers in use (loud) callouts being made and checking for a clear turn off. At this time it's very hard to hear a controller's instructions clearly and we only had a split second to react. These instructions should be given prior to landing, not during rollout.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG RECEIVED CLRNC FROM TWR CTLR DURING THE REVERSING PROCESS AFTER LNDG AT DCA. MISUNDERSTOOD CLRNC. ALL FLC HEARD WAS 33.
Narrative: ON LNDG ROLLOUT AT DCA RWY 36 I WAS BRAKING AND USING REVERSE THRUST PLANNING TO USE HIGH SPD TURN OFF PRIOR TO INTXN OF RWY 33. CTLR GAVE US TURN OFF INSTRUCTIONS WE UNDERSTOOD TO TURN DOWN RWY 33. SINCE WE SAW AN ACFT TAXIING OUT WE THOUGHT THIS WAS THE REASON HE WANTED US TO BYPASS THE HIGH SPD. ON TAXI IN I WAS TOLD TO CALL TWR SUPVR ON TELEPHONE. SPEAKING TO HIM HE SAID THE CTLR WANTED US TO HOLD SHORT OF 33 SINCE HE HAD LNDG TFC. WHEN THE CTLR GAVE US THE INSTRUCTIONS WE WERE IN A HIGH WORKLOAD SITUATION, REVERSERS IN USE (LOUD) CALLOUTS BEING MADE AND CHKING FOR A CLR TURN OFF. AT THIS TIME IT'S VERY HARD TO HEAR A CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS CLRLY AND WE ONLY HAD A SPLIT SECOND TO REACT. THESE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE GIVEN PRIOR TO LNDG, NOT DURING ROLLOUT.
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.