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Air carrier large transport almost crosses active runway, not knowing it is active as ground controller failed to issue a hold short clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 262831 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199402 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 262831 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 150 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure Operational Error |
Narrative:
Initially, our aircraft was cleared to 'taxi to runway 36' with no hold short instruction as is customary at dca. While taxiing, we were cleared to give way or follow a 757 crossing runway 3 on taxiway B and cross runway 3 at taxiway C. Approaching the intersection of taxiway C and runway 3 we observed a light twin begin its takeoff roll. We immediately stopped just short of the runway but well past the hold line as the light twin took off in front of us. At almost the same time as we came to a stop, the ground controller issued a hurried hold short instruction. Ground controller said that there was a miscom at his end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT ALMOST CROSSES ACTIVE RWY, NOT KNOWING IT IS ACTIVE AS GND CTLR FAILED TO ISSUE A HOLD SHORT CLRNC.
Narrative: INITIALLY, OUR ACFT WAS CLRED TO 'TAXI TO RWY 36' WITH NO HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION AS IS CUSTOMARY AT DCA. WHILE TAXIING, WE WERE CLRED TO GIVE WAY OR FOLLOW A 757 XING RWY 3 ON TXWY B AND CROSS RWY 3 AT TXWY C. APCHING THE INTXN OF TXWY C AND RWY 3 WE OBSERVED A LIGHT TWIN BEGIN ITS TKOF ROLL. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE RWY BUT WELL PAST THE HOLD LINE AS THE LIGHT TWIN TOOK OFF IN FRONT OF US. AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME AS WE CAME TO A STOP, THE GND CTLR ISSUED A HURRIED HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION. GND CTLR SAID THAT THERE WAS A MISCOM AT HIS END.
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.