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Large transport taxiing into position and hold sights aircraft on takeoff opposite direction and stops. Controller denies issuing clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bud airport : lhpb |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 318560 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 50 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight reported ready for takeoff on runway 31. The tower said position and wait, it was confirmed by all 3 crew members. While taxiing into position I checked both directions of the runway. I noticed a plane on the runway coming in our direction. I then realized it was taking off on runway 13. I stopped the aircraft after passing the hold short line for runway 31. We asked tower and he denied giving us the position and wait instruction, then he cleared us for takeoff. The aircraft taking off on runway 13 was a russian TU154. Had we not stopped short and had the TU154 aborted, there would have been a conflict. I feel that this was either a mistake by the tower at lhbp or a problem caused by the language difficulties in eastern europe. The biggest lesson learned is always check both directions when crossing a runway, or taxiing on for takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT TAXIING INTO POS AND HOLD SIGHTS ACFT ON TKOF OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND STOPS. CTLR DENIES ISSUING CLRNC.
Narrative: FLT RPTED READY FOR TKOF ON RWY 31. THE TWR SAID POS AND WAIT, IT WAS CONFIRMED BY ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS. WHILE TAXIING INTO POS I CHKED BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THE RWY. I NOTICED A PLANE ON THE RWY COMING IN OUR DIRECTION. I THEN REALIZED IT WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 13. I STOPPED THE ACFT AFTER PASSING THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 31. WE ASKED TWR AND HE DENIED GIVING US THE POS AND WAIT INSTRUCTION, THEN HE CLRED US FOR TKOF. THE ACFT TAKING OFF ON RWY 13 WAS A RUSSIAN TU154. HAD WE NOT STOPPED SHORT AND HAD THE TU154 ABORTED, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CONFLICT. I FEEL THAT THIS WAS EITHER A MISTAKE BY THE TWR AT LHBP OR A PROB CAUSED BY THE LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES IN EASTERN EUROPE. THE BIGGEST LESSON LEARNED IS ALWAYS CHK BOTH DIRECTIONS WHEN XING A RWY, OR TAXIING ON FOR TKOF.
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.