Flight crew of an air carrier large transport were startled while waiting at hold line when a cessna 310, taxiing at a high rate of speed, taxied past, barely missing their right wing, onto the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	482330
Time
Date	200008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus.tower
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	482330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were taxiing to runway 17R at aus and there was confusion about our clearance to den. We were told to contact clearance delivery during taxi. As we approached the run-up area we switched to the tower frequency and told them we still needed to complete our checklists. Accordingly, I began to move into the run-up pad and slow my taxi. We finished the checklists quickly and I began to taxi up to and hold short. As I was approaching the hold bars, I saw a cessna 310 passing by my right side at approximately 20 KTS. He passed within approximately 15-20 ft of the nose of my airplane and entered runway 17R. We had heard an airplane cleared for takeoff while we were finishing our checklists, but did not hear a runway number associated with the takeoff clearance. The surprise of the other airplane required me to make a rather sudden stop. Luckily, the flight attendants had completed their safety demonstrations and were in their seats.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN ACR LGT WERE STARTLED WHILE WAITING AT HOLD LINE WHEN A CESSNA 310, TAXIING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD, TAXIED PAST, BARELY MISSING THEIR R WING, ONTO THE RWY.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING TO RWY 17R AT AUS AND THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT OUR CLRNC TO DEN. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT CLRNC DELIVERY DURING TAXI. AS WE APCHED THE RUN-UP AREA WE SWITCHED TO THE TWR FREQ AND TOLD THEM WE STILL NEEDED TO COMPLETE OUR CHKLISTS. ACCORDINGLY, I BEGAN TO MOVE INTO THE RUN-UP PAD AND SLOW MY TAXI. WE FINISHED THE CHKLISTS QUICKLY AND I BEGAN TO TAXI UP TO AND HOLD SHORT. AS I WAS APCHING THE HOLD BARS, I SAW A CESSNA 310 PASSING BY MY R SIDE AT APPROX 20 KTS. HE PASSED WITHIN APPROX 15-20 FT OF THE NOSE OF MY AIRPLANE AND ENTERED RWY 17R. WE HAD HEARD AN AIRPLANE CLRED FOR TKOF WHILE WE WERE FINISHING OUR CHKLISTS, BUT DID NOT HEAR A RWY NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE TKOF CLRNC. THE SURPRISE OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE REQUIRED ME TO MAKE A RATHER SUDDEN STOP. LUCKILY, THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD COMPLETED THEIR SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS AND WERE IN THEIR SEATS.

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.