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Private pilot of small aircraft sel taxied onto runway contrary to tower instructions causing a widebody transport to be sent around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 301519 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 235 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 301519 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was departing mem international at night in a C172. I misunderstood the tower controller as saying 'taxi onto the runway and hold.' he actually said,' taxi short of the runway and hold.' I read back what I thought he'd said and he repeated his instructions. I again misunderstood. I taxied onto the runway and held. A DC10 on short final had to be waved off. The event would not have occurred if I had listened closer and repeated the controller's second transmission.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF SMA SEL TAXIED ONTO RWY CONTRARY TO TWR INSTRUCTIONS CAUSING A WDB TO BE SENT AROUND.
Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING MEM INTL AT NIGHT IN A C172. I MISUNDERSTOOD THE TWR CTLR AS SAYING 'TAXI ONTO THE RWY AND HOLD.' HE ACTUALLY SAID,' TAXI SHORT OF THE RWY AND HOLD.' I READ BACK WHAT I THOUGHT HE'D SAID AND HE REPEATED HIS INSTRUCTIONS. I AGAIN MISUNDERSTOOD. I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY AND HELD. A DC10 ON SHORT FINAL HAD TO BE WAVED OFF. THE EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD LISTENED CLOSER AND REPEATED THE CTLR'S SECOND XMISSION.
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.