![]()  | 
            37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System  | 
            
                
  | 
        
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 285761 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 | 
| Day | Sun | 
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : n53 | 
| State Reference | PA | 
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0  | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Daylight | 
| 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 | VFR | 
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 | 
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other  | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other | 
| Function | flight crew : single pilot | 
| Qualification | pilot : private | 
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 20  | 
| ASRS Report | 285761 | 
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other | 
| Function | flight crew : single pilot | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : far other spatial deviation  | 
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa | 
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable | 
| Consequence | Other | 
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10 vertical : 10  | 
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance | 
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation | 
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility | 
Narrative:
I realize that this report is being filed too late, but the more I think about the occurrence I know it should be in your files. I did a normal runup at east strousburg before entering the active runway -- before entering the runway I announced my intention to back taxi on runway 26. After checking for traffic I started to back taxi. Halfway to the approach and I saw a high-wing turning from base to final. I believed that he would see me on the runway and go around. I was wrong! He continued on the final approach. I then slid to a stop at the end of the runway to avoid a head on collision. I think I did everything correctly, but this guy was/is either crazy or blind and deaf. I am sure you will be hearing from him soon. He surely will be involved in some type of accident! Was I correct when I announced the back taxi, scanned the sky and started to back taxi on the active runway? Did I 'own' the runway?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA LANDED OVER THE TOP OF THE RPTR ALREADY ON THE RWY.
Narrative: I REALIZE THAT THIS RPT IS BEING FILED TOO LATE, BUT THE MORE I THINK ABOUT THE OCCURRENCE I KNOW IT SHOULD BE IN YOUR FILES. I DID A NORMAL RUNUP AT E STROUSBURG BEFORE ENTERING THE ACTIVE RWY -- BEFORE ENTERING THE RWY I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTION TO BACK TAXI ON RWY 26. AFTER CHKING FOR TFC I STARTED TO BACK TAXI. HALFWAY TO THE APCH AND I SAW A HIGH-WING TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL. I BELIEVED THAT HE WOULD SEE ME ON THE RWY AND GAR. I WAS WRONG! HE CONTINUED ON THE FINAL APCH. I THEN SLID TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE RWY TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. I THINK I DID EVERYTHING CORRECTLY, BUT THIS GUY WAS/IS EITHER CRAZY OR BLIND AND DEAF. I AM SURE YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM HIM SOON. HE SURELY WILL BE INVOLVED IN SOME TYPE OF ACCIDENT! WAS I CORRECT WHEN I ANNOUNCED THE BACK TAXI, SCANNED THE SKY AND STARTED TO BACK TAXI ON THE ACTIVE RWY? DID I 'OWN' THE RWY?
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.