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A taxiing small aircraft was overflown by a small aircraft twin. Tower seems to have given improper takeoff instructions to the small aircraft twin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220904 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vgt |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 220904 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I was conducting a student pilot stage check and we were cleared to taxi to runway 25 for takeoff from the ramp area. To get to runway 25, it required using taxiway charlie which crosses runway 12-30. As we were crossing 12, I suddenly became aware of the very loud sound of an aircraft barely flying over the top of us, crossing left to right. I looked out to the right and saw an small aircraft twin in the process of retracting its gear and departing the airport. We continued our taxi to the runup area. My first reaction was we had violated our taxi clearance by crossing the runway, but it was later verified we were cleared to 25, and the controllers (ground and tower) were at fault in their operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TAXIING SMA WAS OVERFLOWN BY A SMA TWIN. TWR SEEMS TO HAVE GIVEN IMPROPER TKOF INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SMA TWIN.
Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING A STUDENT PLT STAGE CHK AND WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 25 FOR TKOF FROM THE RAMP AREA. TO GET TO RWY 25, IT REQUIRED USING TAXIWAY CHARLIE WHICH CROSSES RWY 12-30. AS WE WERE XING 12, I SUDDENLY BECAME AWARE OF THE VERY LOUD SOUND OF AN ACFT BARELY FLYING OVER THE TOP OF US, XING L TO R. I LOOKED OUT TO THE R AND SAW AN SMA TWIN IN THE PROCESS OF RETRACTING ITS GEAR AND DEPARTING THE ARPT. WE CONTINUED OUR TAXI TO THE RUNUP AREA. MY FIRST REACTION WAS WE HAD VIOLATED OUR TAXI CLRNC BY XING THE RWY, BUT IT WAS LATER VERIFIED WE WERE CLRED TO 25, AND THE CTLRS (GND AND TWR) WERE AT FAULT IN THEIR OPS.
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.