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An instructor and student, in a hiller H12T, automatic rotate and land within the safety zone of the active runway without being aware of it until after an air carrier had already departed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432720 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | UH-12E/E4 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : holding ground : holding ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hou&.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 432720 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was practicing automatic rotating to the grass between the taxiway and runway 17 at hou airport. We did an automatic rotation to the grass and sat down. Hou tower asked us to hold our position and cleared an air carrier for takeoff. He asked if we were clear of the safety zone. From the position we were in, I could see a yellow strip and responded we were clear. However, when we picked back up to a hover, I noticed that we were in line with the yellow line for the safety zone. That was on a perpendicular taxiway in front of us. I should have planned to always remain outside the zone or selected another localizer to do the automatic rotation instruction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, IN A HILLER H12T, AUTO ROTATE AND LAND WITHIN THE SAFETY ZONE OF THE ACTIVE RWY WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF IT UNTIL AFTER AN ACR HAD ALREADY DEPARTED.
Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING AUTO ROTATING TO THE GRASS BTWN THE TXWY AND RWY 17 AT HOU ARPT. WE DID AN AUTO ROTATION TO THE GRASS AND SAT DOWN. HOU TWR ASKED US TO HOLD OUR POS AND CLRED AN ACR FOR TKOF. HE ASKED IF WE WERE CLR OF THE SAFETY ZONE. FROM THE POS WE WERE IN, I COULD SEE A YELLOW STRIP AND RESPONDED WE WERE CLR. HOWEVER, WHEN WE PICKED BACK UP TO A HOVER, I NOTICED THAT WE WERE IN LINE WITH THE YELLOW LINE FOR THE SAFETY ZONE. THAT WAS ON A PERPENDICULAR TXWY IN FRONT OF US. I SHOULD HAVE PLANNED TO ALWAYS REMAIN OUTSIDE THE ZONE OR SELECTED ANOTHER LOC TO DO THE AUTO ROTATION INSTRUCTION.
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.