DC9 flight crew given turnoff clearance while on landing roll at dca.

Attributes
ACN	442690
Time
Date	199907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	442690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 16630 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	442189
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a normal approach and landing on runway 36 at washington national (dca), the tower radioed some instructions to us on landing rollout and said there was an aircraft on short final. Of the instructions read to the captain and myself was, if unable to clear the runway at taxiway north, then (something about the intersection of runways 33 and 36). Due to the loud noise of the engine reverse thrust and the callouts of myself, the PNF, the end of the transmission was not clearly heard. Thinking that another aircraft was on short final, we both assumed that we were told to clear runway 36 at the intersection of runway 33. As it turned out, there was an aircraft on final for runway 33, and we were told to hurry through the intersection if unable to clear the runway on taxiway north. Tower then said to expedite off of runway 33, which we did onto taxiway K, well before there was any conflict with the landing aircraft. The problem could have been avoided if we were told prior to landing to proceed through the intersection due to landing traffic on runway 33, instead of giving instructions during a very busy and noisy phase of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 FLC GIVEN TURNOFF CLRNC WHILE ON LNDG ROLL AT DCA.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 36 AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL (DCA), THE TWR RADIOED SOME INSTRUCTIONS TO US ON LNDG ROLLOUT AND SAID THERE WAS AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. OF THE INSTRUCTIONS READ TO THE CAPT AND MYSELF WAS, IF UNABLE TO CLR THE RWY AT TXWY N, THEN (SOMETHING ABOUT THE INTXN OF RWYS 33 AND 36). DUE TO THE LOUD NOISE OF THE ENG REVERSE THRUST AND THE CALLOUTS OF MYSELF, THE PNF, THE END OF THE XMISSION WAS NOT CLRLY HEARD. THINKING THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL, WE BOTH ASSUMED THAT WE WERE TOLD TO CLR RWY 36 AT THE INTXN OF RWY 33. AS IT TURNED OUT, THERE WAS AN ACFT ON FINAL FOR RWY 33, AND WE WERE TOLD TO HURRY THROUGH THE INTXN IF UNABLE TO CLR THE RWY ON TXWY N. TWR THEN SAID TO EXPEDITE OFF OF RWY 33, WHICH WE DID ONTO TXWY K, WELL BEFORE THERE WAS ANY CONFLICT WITH THE LNDG ACFT. THE PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE WERE TOLD PRIOR TO LNDG TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTXN DUE TO LNDG TFC ON RWY 33, INSTEAD OF GIVING INSTRUCTIONS DURING A VERY BUSY AND NOISY PHASE OF FLT.

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.