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Tower flight crew miscom. Reporter says that the tower had cleared them for takeoff, but when taxiing on to the runway they saw an aircraft on short final. When asking the tower about traffic, the controller said the aircraft on final was supposed to contact them 2 mi out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 342377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : myr |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 342377 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Taxiing out for departure at myr we were issued the clearance, cleared for takeoff runway 35, maintain runway heading. I checked the final as we turned onto taxiway north. I called for the before takeoff check, which was completed to the line. I made one last visual check of the runway 35 final and abruptly stopped our aircraft just short of the runway 35 hold line. I had already called for completion of the takeoff check, which was underway. A very white kingair appeared on a very short final, executing a steep base to final turn. We called the tower requesting confirmation that we were cleared for takeoff. After a long pause the controller issued the amended clearance, cancel takeoff clearance and hold short of runway 35. He explained that the kingair was to have advised him when they were on a 2 mi right base. This was a call he evidently never received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR FLC MISCOM. RPTR SAYS THAT THE TWR HAD CLRED THEM FOR TKOF, BUT WHEN TAXIING ON TO THE RWY THEY SAW AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. WHEN ASKING THE TWR ABOUT TFC, THE CTLR SAID THE ACFT ON FINAL WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT THEM 2 MI OUT.
Narrative: TAXIING OUT FOR DEP AT MYR WE WERE ISSUED THE CLRNC, CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 35, MAINTAIN RWY HEADING. I CHKED THE FINAL AS WE TURNED ONTO TXWY N. I CALLED FOR THE BEFORE TKOF CHK, WHICH WAS COMPLETED TO THE LINE. I MADE ONE LAST VISUAL CHK OF THE RWY 35 FINAL AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED OUR ACFT JUST SHORT OF THE RWY 35 HOLD LINE. I HAD ALREADY CALLED FOR COMPLETION OF THE TKOF CHK, WHICH WAS UNDERWAY. A VERY WHITE KINGAIR APPEARED ON A VERY SHORT FINAL, EXECUTING A STEEP BASE TO FINAL TURN. WE CALLED THE TWR REQUESTING CONFIRMATION THAT WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. AFTER A LONG PAUSE THE CTLR ISSUED THE AMENDED CLRNC, CANCEL TKOF CLRNC AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 35. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE KINGAIR WAS TO HAVE ADVISED HIM WHEN THEY WERE ON A 2 MI R BASE. THIS WAS A CALL HE EVIDENTLY NEVER RECEIVED.
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.