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Tower cleared a pitts special for landing and prior to his touchdown cleared a cessna for takeoff on the same runway. The cessna pilot saw the pitts fly overhead as he lined up for takeoff and he held his position until the pitts landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 319436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fok |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fok tracon : phx |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 243 flight time type : 68 |
| ASRS Report | 319436 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
While on run-up I heard the other aircraft declare downwind, and the tower cleared them for landing. I finished my run-up, called tower and told them I was 'ready to go.' tower cleared me for takeoff. As I taxied onto the runway the aircraft flew over me and landed further down, after asking tower if he should go around. Tower told him to land, and told me to hold in position, which I did. It was not really 'close,' but I should have been aware of where the pitts was. I will never taxi onto a runway again without looking for someone else on final!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR CLRED A PITTS SPECIAL FOR LNDG AND PRIOR TO HIS TOUCHDOWN CLRED A CESSNA FOR TKOF ON THE SAME RWY. THE CESSNA PLT SAW THE PITTS FLY OVERHEAD AS HE LINED UP FOR TKOF AND HE HELD HIS POS UNTIL THE PITTS LANDED.
Narrative: WHILE ON RUN-UP I HEARD THE OTHER ACFT DECLARE DOWNWIND, AND THE TWR CLRED THEM FOR LNDG. I FINISHED MY RUN-UP, CALLED TWR AND TOLD THEM I WAS 'READY TO GO.' TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF. AS I TAXIED ONTO THE RWY THE ACFT FLEW OVER ME AND LANDED FURTHER DOWN, AFTER ASKING TWR IF HE SHOULD GAR. TWR TOLD HIM TO LAND, AND TOLD ME TO HOLD IN POS, WHICH I DID. IT WAS NOT REALLY 'CLOSE,' BUT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF WHERE THE PITTS WAS. I WILL NEVER TAXI ONTO A RWY AGAIN WITHOUT LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE ON FINAL!
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.