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A pitts special CFI complains about the runway incursions occurring on an increasing frequency, taxiing aircraft taking position and hold, cutting out aircraft on final approach at esn, md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : esn.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | S-2 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold ground : taxi ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 132 flight time total : 7456 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 471783 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : executed missed approach |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 250 vertical : 250 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I had been doing touch-and-goes with a student (private pilot rated) in pitts. On the 3RD or 4TH downwind, I announced as usual, turning base. I announced 'base to final.' a cessna announced 'he was taking runway 22!' I saw him begin to move up to yellow line. I again announced final and said he would not have time for takeoff. Runway 22 is a r-hand pattern. The cessna was positioned, so I do not believe he could visually observe our flight path. As we were on final about 1500-1700 ft from touchdown, he pulled onto the runway. We took evasive action, I assumed control, veered left and asked student to get his number as we passed him. We passed him well to left and climbing from our 150 ft altitude descent on final. We continued climb and re-entered pattern. Comment: there are frequent instances of aircraft at easton who simply announce they are 'taking runway' and then proceed to enter runway causing gars. 'Taking runway and holding' is becoming a more frequent occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PITTS SPECIAL CFI COMPLAINS ABOUT THE RWY INCURSIONS OCCURRING ON AN INCREASING FREQ, TAXIING ACFT TAKING POS AND HOLD, CUTTING OUT ACFT ON FINAL APCH AT ESN, MD.
Narrative: I HAD BEEN DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES WITH A STUDENT (PVT PLT RATED) IN PITTS. ON THE 3RD OR 4TH DOWNWIND, I ANNOUNCED AS USUAL, TURNING BASE. I ANNOUNCED 'BASE TO FINAL.' A CESSNA ANNOUNCED 'HE WAS TAKING RWY 22!' I SAW HIM BEGIN TO MOVE UP TO YELLOW LINE. I AGAIN ANNOUNCED FINAL AND SAID HE WOULD NOT HAVE TIME FOR TKOF. RWY 22 IS A R-HAND PATTERN. THE CESSNA WAS POSITIONED, SO I DO NOT BELIEVE HE COULD VISUALLY OBSERVE OUR FLT PATH. AS WE WERE ON FINAL ABOUT 1500-1700 FT FROM TOUCHDOWN, HE PULLED ONTO THE RWY. WE TOOK EVASIVE ACTION, I ASSUMED CTL, VEERED L AND ASKED STUDENT TO GET HIS NUMBER AS WE PASSED HIM. WE PASSED HIM WELL TO L AND CLBING FROM OUR 150 FT ALT DSCNT ON FINAL. WE CONTINUED CLB AND RE-ENTERED PATTERN. COMMENT: THERE ARE FREQUENT INSTANCES OF ACFT AT EASTON WHO SIMPLY ANNOUNCE THEY ARE 'TAKING RWY' AND THEN PROCEED TO ENTER RWY CAUSING GARS. 'TAKING RWY AND HOLDING' IS BECOMING A MORE FREQUENT OCCURRENCE.
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.