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An EMS turboprop found his exit taxiway occupied after landing at lbb. He used taxiway C with an aircraft taking off towards him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lbb airport : lub |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 340395 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was flying on a priority lifeguard flight and landed runway 17R. After cleared to land, I was advised to exit taxiway F (last taxiway on right)! As I rolled out, I observed a twin beech 18 had taxied on taxiway F to the edge of the runway and was blocking the exit. Keeping in mind my need to expedite for my critical patient, I advised the tower that my exit was unpassable and told him my intentions to take exit taxiway C instead. He then told me he had already cleared an aircraft for takeoff on runway 26 (prior to my clearing) and that I should expedite clear of the intersection of taxiway C and runway 26. I should have continued on runway 17R to taxiway F, but considering the priority I had, I would have blocked both taxiway F and runway 17R if I had continued. Further, it took no longer for me to roll through the intersection on the runway than it did for me to roll through the intersection on taxiway C. I feel it was improper for the tower to clear traffic for takeoff until the landing traffic has cleared that runway. At no time was I told to hold short of runway 26.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMS TURBOPROP FOUND HIS EXIT TXWY OCCUPIED AFTER LNDG AT LBB. HE USED TXWY C WITH AN ACFT TAKING OFF TOWARDS HIM.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING ON A PRIORITY LIFEGUARD FLT AND LANDED RWY 17R. AFTER CLRED TO LAND, I WAS ADVISED TO EXIT TXWY F (LAST TXWY ON R)! AS I ROLLED OUT, I OBSERVED A TWIN BEECH 18 HAD TAXIED ON TXWY F TO THE EDGE OF THE RWY AND WAS BLOCKING THE EXIT. KEEPING IN MIND MY NEED TO EXPEDITE FOR MY CRITICAL PATIENT, I ADVISED THE TWR THAT MY EXIT WAS UNPASSABLE AND TOLD HIM MY INTENTIONS TO TAKE EXIT TXWY C INSTEAD. HE THEN TOLD ME HE HAD ALREADY CLRED AN ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 26 (PRIOR TO MY CLRING) AND THAT I SHOULD EXPEDITE CLR OF THE INTXN OF TXWY C AND RWY 26. I SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED ON RWY 17R TO TXWY F, BUT CONSIDERING THE PRIORITY I HAD, I WOULD HAVE BLOCKED BOTH TXWY F AND RWY 17R IF I HAD CONTINUED. FURTHER, IT TOOK NO LONGER FOR ME TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTXN ON THE RWY THAN IT DID FOR ME TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTXN ON TXWY C. I FEEL IT WAS IMPROPER FOR THE TWR TO CLR TFC FOR TKOF UNTIL THE LNDG TFC HAS CLRED THAT RWY. AT NO TIME WAS I TOLD TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 26.
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.