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Air carrier medium large transport back tracked on runway for full length takeoff causing small aircraft to go around from final to intersecting runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 197294 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199112 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cos |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 197294 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 600 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared for takeoff runway 17 at cos. Took runway to use total length, required back taxi approximately 300 ft. We were at maximum weight. Turning left on runway for short back-taxi, tower said turn right on runway for departure. (In my mind, 'what other direction would we turn?) light aircraft turning final for runway 12. As we back-taxied tower sent light aircraft around and we began takeoff roll. Tower chastised us for not complying with his instructions to 'turn right on the runway.' I had noticed the light aircraft turning final and judged there to be no conflict. On our takeoff roll tower cleared light aircraft to land. If tower had wanted us to takeoff from the intersection, perhaps he should have cleared us for an 'intersection departure' or depart from the intersection, we should have informed him of our operational needs as well. There was no real conflict. Runways converge but do not intersect. Tower controller and I did not connect on his instructions or expectations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG BACK TRACKED ON RWY FOR FULL LENGTH TKOF CAUSING SMA TO GAR FROM FINAL TO INTERSECTING RWY.
Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 17 AT COS. TOOK RWY TO USE TOTAL LENGTH, REQUIRED BACK TAXI APPROX 300 FT. WE WERE AT MAX WT. TURNING L ON RWY FOR SHORT BACK-TAXI, TWR SAID TURN R ON RWY FOR DEP. (IN MY MIND, 'WHAT OTHER DIRECTION WOULD WE TURN?) LIGHT ACFT TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 12. AS WE BACK-TAXIED TWR SENT LIGHT ACFT AROUND AND WE BEGAN TKOF ROLL. TWR CHASTISED US FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO 'TURN R ON THE RWY.' I HAD NOTICED THE LIGHT ACFT TURNING FINAL AND JUDGED THERE TO BE NO CONFLICT. ON OUR TKOF ROLL TWR CLRED LIGHT ACFT TO LAND. IF TWR HAD WANTED US TO TKOF FROM THE INTXN, PERHAPS HE SHOULD HAVE CLRED US FOR AN 'INTXN DEP' OR DEPART FROM THE INTXN, WE SHOULD HAVE INFORMED HIM OF OUR OPERATIONAL NEEDS AS WELL. THERE WAS NO REAL CONFLICT. RWYS CONVERGE BUT DO NOT INTERSECT. TWR CTLR AND I DID NOT CONNECT ON HIS INSTRUCTIONS OR EXPECTATIONS.
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.