<< >> NASA ASRS Report 453598, October 1999

An operational error occurred when a C177 was cleared onto runway 32 at jxn just as a light twin flared for landing.

Attributes
ACN	453598
Time
Date	199910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jxn.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jxn.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : position and hold
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : jxn.tower
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 2760
ASRS Report	453598
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
ASRS Report	453818
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 225 vertical : 125
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Weather ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

I was the right seat passenger in cessna awaiting IFR clearance from jxn to det. Jxn tower advised there would be an indefinite delay. I was handling radios and asked to depart VFR and try to get our clearance airborne. Tower said to taxi into position and hold. The pilot started a left turn from the runup position to enter the runway and then braked hard to stop short as a twin landed right in front of us. If we had not stopped, the twin would have hit us. The tower seemed unaware of the conflict until we protested on the radio. I did not hear any landing clearance for the twin, but there was a good deal of radio traffic as 1 controller was handling clearance, ground and tower frequencys alone, and it was a busy sunday morning. After departing, on climb out, the pilot looked down at the twin that had just landed and told me the number was nyxz.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN OPERROR OCCURRED WHEN A C177 WAS CLRED ONTO RWY 32 AT JXN JUST AS A LIGHT TWIN FLARED FOR LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS THE R SEAT PAX IN CESSNA AWAITING IFR CLRNC FROM JXN TO DET. JXN TWR ADVISED THERE WOULD BE AN INDEFINITE DELAY. I WAS HANDLING RADIOS AND ASKED TO DEPART VFR AND TRY TO GET OUR CLRNC AIRBORNE. TWR SAID TO TAXI INTO POS AND HOLD. THE PLT STARTED A L TURN FROM THE RUNUP POS TO ENTER THE RWY AND THEN BRAKED HARD TO STOP SHORT AS A TWIN LANDED RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. IF WE HAD NOT STOPPED, THE TWIN WOULD HAVE HIT US. THE TWR SEEMED UNAWARE OF THE CONFLICT UNTIL WE PROTESTED ON THE RADIO. I DID NOT HEAR ANY LNDG CLRNC FOR THE TWIN, BUT THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF RADIO TFC AS 1 CTLR WAS HANDLING CLRNC, GND AND TWR FREQS ALONE, AND IT WAS A BUSY SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER DEPARTING, ON CLBOUT, THE PLT LOOKED DOWN AT THE TWIN THAT HAD JUST LANDED AND TOLD ME THE NUMBER WAS NYXZ.

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.