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The pilot of a C140 said that he entered runway 21 at an intersection in order to takeoff without realizing that a C150 was on final approach for a landing. He estimates the miss distance at 50-100 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwg |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 140 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3158 flight time type : 3100 |
| ASRS Report | 366124 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 75 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I began my taxi to the bwg active runway 21 and did not want to use all of the 6200 ft available. I was listening on the unicom frequency (123.00) and did not hear any other traffic. I took a quick look, saw no traffic, radioed my intentions, rapidly took the runway and began my intersection departure. Just as I reached takeoff speed, I saw a C150 or C152 slightly to my left and 50-100 ft above me. Obviously, I had cut in front of him during his landing or takeoff phase. Although a radio call from the other plane (if so equipped) would have helped in this situation, the prime cause was my impatience and carelessness. In the future I will use all the available runway, be certain that there is no landing or other aircraft taking off and remind myself that operations at busy, uncontrolled airports can be dangerous and need extra vigilance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT OF A C140 SAID THAT HE ENTERED RWY 21 AT AN INTXN IN ORDER TO TKOF WITHOUT REALIZING THAT A C150 WAS ON FINAL APCH FOR A LNDG. HE ESTIMATES THE MISS DISTANCE AT 50-100 FT.
Narrative: I BEGAN MY TAXI TO THE BWG ACTIVE RWY 21 AND DID NOT WANT TO USE ALL OF THE 6200 FT AVAILABLE. I WAS LISTENING ON THE UNICOM FREQ (123.00) AND DID NOT HEAR ANY OTHER TFC. I TOOK A QUICK LOOK, SAW NO TFC, RADIOED MY INTENTIONS, RAPIDLY TOOK THE RWY AND BEGAN MY INTXN DEP. JUST AS I REACHED TKOF SPD, I SAW A C150 OR C152 SLIGHTLY TO MY L AND 50-100 FT ABOVE ME. OBVIOUSLY, I HAD CUT IN FRONT OF HIM DURING HIS LNDG OR TKOF PHASE. ALTHOUGH A RADIO CALL FROM THE OTHER PLANE (IF SO EQUIPPED) WOULD HAVE HELPED IN THIS SIT, THE PRIME CAUSE WAS MY IMPATIENCE AND CARELESSNESS. IN THE FUTURE I WILL USE ALL THE AVAILABLE RWY, BE CERTAIN THAT THERE IS NO LNDG OR OTHER ACFT TAKING OFF AND REMIND MYSELF THAT OPS AT BUSY, UNCTLED ARPTS CAN BE DANGEROUS AND NEED EXTRA VIGILANCE.
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.