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Small transport pilot felt tower cleared medium large transport for takeoff too soon after his landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 259870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was working LC1 at mco tower. Small transport X was on the ILS approach for runway 36R and told to report the airport in sight for runway 36L. He reported the airport in sight and I cleared him to land runway 36L. Medium large transport Y was holding short of runway 36L awaiting departure and when small transport X crossed the threshold, I instructed him to taxi into position and hold. I observed small transport X clearing the runway at taxiway A-2 and cleared medium large transport Y for takeoff. 2 mins later, small transport X questioned a departure and I said 'yes, I had one depart 2 mins ago.' he said 'he went right over the top of us.' I said 'it appeared you were clear of the runway.' he said 'no, he wasn't.' when medium large transport Y landed at his destination he called and asked. He stated the same sequence of events and said that small transport X was clear of the runway when he started to roll. The visibility was poor due to rain and fog and with all the construction lighting on the west ramp, I started to wonder if he was actually clear. Medium large transport Y was in a much better position to see small transport X and reassured me that he was. I assume the engine noise just startled him. I was also told that he was giving the approach controller a hard time and was possibly upset about something.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT PLT FELT TWR CLRED MLG FOR TKOF TOO SOON AFTER HIS LNDG.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING LC1 AT MCO TWR. SMT X WAS ON THE ILS APCH FOR RWY 36R AND TOLD TO RPT THE ARPT IN SIGHT FOR RWY 36L. HE RPTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND I CLRED HIM TO LAND RWY 36L. MLG Y WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 36L AWAITING DEP AND WHEN SMT X CROSSED THE THRESHOLD, I INSTRUCTED HIM TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. I OBSERVED SMT X CLRING THE RWY AT TXWY A-2 AND CLRED MLG Y FOR TKOF. 2 MINS LATER, SMT X QUESTIONED A DEP AND I SAID 'YES, I HAD ONE DEPART 2 MINS AGO.' HE SAID 'HE WENT RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF US.' I SAID 'IT APPEARED YOU WERE CLR OF THE RWY.' HE SAID 'NO, HE WASN'T.' WHEN MLG Y LANDED AT HIS DEST HE CALLED AND ASKED. HE STATED THE SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND SAID THAT SMT X WAS CLR OF THE RWY WHEN HE STARTED TO ROLL. THE VISIBILITY WAS POOR DUE TO RAIN AND FOG AND WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION LIGHTING ON THE W RAMP, I STARTED TO WONDER IF HE WAS ACTUALLY CLR. MLG Y WAS IN A MUCH BETTER POS TO SEE SMT X AND REASSURED ME THAT HE WAS. I ASSUME THE ENG NOISE JUST STARTLED HIM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT HE WAS GIVING THE APCH CTLR A HARD TIME AND WAS POSSIBLY UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING.
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.