<< >> NASA ASRS Report 368230, May 1997

GA small aircraft pilot was cleared to expedite takeoff, thought runway 29R. Told to abort and exit the runway. Jet on approach runway 29R was told to go around. Controller had cleared small aircraft to cross runway 29R and depart runway 29L.

Attributes
ACN	368230
Time
Date	199705
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tus
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	368230
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was cleared to take off on what I heard was runway 29R, and asked to expedite! I repeated takeoff runway and complied. Local control said abort and clear the runway after the takeoff roll started. I maneuvered the aircraft off the right side of the runway. Local then ordered the jet on final to 'go around!' I was then instructed to re-enter the runway, taxi to a near-by exit and proceed to runway 29L where I was cleared to takeoff. Local said I was cleared to cross runway 29R and takeoff on runway 29L! I replied that I repeated the assignment as runway 29R and expedited per instructions. A classic example of misunderstanding instructions. I'm embarrassed but alive!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA PLT WAS CLRED TO EXPEDITE TKOF, THOUGHT RWY 29R. TOLD TO ABORT AND EXIT THE RWY. JET ON APCH RWY 29R WAS TOLD TO GAR. CTLR HAD CLRED SMA TO CROSS RWY 29R AND DEPART RWY 29L.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED TO TAKE OFF ON WHAT I HEARD WAS RWY 29R, AND ASKED TO EXPEDITE! I REPEATED TKOF RWY AND COMPLIED. LCL CTL SAID ABORT AND CLR THE RWY AFTER THE TKOF ROLL STARTED. I MANEUVERED THE ACFT OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. LCL THEN ORDERED THE JET ON FINAL TO 'GAR!' I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO RE-ENTER THE RWY, TAXI TO A NEAR-BY EXIT AND PROCEED TO RWY 29L WHERE I WAS CLRED TO TKOF. LCL SAID I WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 29R AND TKOF ON RWY 29L! I REPLIED THAT I REPEATED THE ASSIGNMENT AS RWY 29R AND EXPEDITED PER INSTRUCTIONS. A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF MISUNDERSTANDING INSTRUCTIONS. I'M EMBARRASSED BUT ALIVE!

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.