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Air carrier landing on occupied runway as small aircraft pilot experiences a takeoff delayed situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 284965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 284965 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 50 vertical : 150 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At extremely busy airport. Numerous lights of varying intensity. Unfamiliarity with airport. I was cleared for takeoff on an IFR flight plan in sequence with large commercial turbojets. Unable to identify nearby taxiway or runway markings. I was asked by tower to either takeoff or clear the runway. As I was trying to get my bearings, a turbojet landed. At the time, I was just inside the runway markings. This might have been prevented by more familiarity with runway markings, but given the almost impossible visual conditions, avoidance of any night operations at a large commercial facility would be more appropriate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LNDG ON OCCUPIED RWY AS SMA PLT EXPERIENCES A TKOF DELAYED SIT.
Narrative: AT EXTREMELY BUSY ARPT. NUMEROUS LIGHTS OF VARYING INTENSITY. UNFAMILIARITY WITH ARPT. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON AN IFR FLT PLAN IN SEQUENCE WITH LARGE COMMERCIAL TURBOJETS. UNABLE TO IDENT NEARBY TXWY OR RWY MARKINGS. I WAS ASKED BY TWR TO EITHER TKOF OR CLR THE RWY. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET MY BEARINGS, A TURBOJET LANDED. AT THE TIME, I WAS JUST INSIDE THE RWY MARKINGS. THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY MORE FAMILIARITY WITH RWY MARKINGS, BUT GIVEN THE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE VISUAL CONDITIONS, AVOIDANCE OF ANY NIGHT OPS AT A LARGE COMMERCIAL FACILITY WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE.
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.