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Flight crew of a DHC8 delay their scheduled takeoff due to runway construction equipment not removed from runway for scheduled opening time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485507 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lyh.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| ASRS Report | 485507 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters : person ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | construction : lyh.airport procedure or policy : lyh.airport |
Narrative:
Lyh is a contract tower open from XA30 to XN30. The airspace is controled by roa approach. There was a NOTAM in effect for the airport to be closed for construction from XP00-XU00. The NOTAM is self-canceling. At XU50, an air carrier X DH8 received a clearance (IFR) with a release at XA00. At XA08 the aircraft called roa approach to advise that he was unable to depart due to construction equipment still on the runway. Air carrier X was finally able to depart at XA18. There was no communication with anyone from either airport management or the construction personnel about extending the NOTAM after XA00. This could have been far more serious had roa approach if we would have had an aircraft on an instrument approach attempting to land. This situation has occurred, to my knowledge, at least 3 times. When I informed roa air traffic manager, he said 'it is not a runway incursion' and that he had spoken to lyh management about it a week or so ago after it happened before.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DHC8 DELAY THEIR SCHEDULED TKOF DUE TO RWY CONSTRUCTION EQUIP NOT REMOVED FROM RWY FOR SCHEDULED OPENING TIME.
Narrative: LYH IS A CONTRACT TWR OPEN FROM XA30 TO XN30. THE AIRSPACE IS CTLED BY ROA APCH. THERE WAS A NOTAM IN EFFECT FOR THE ARPT TO BE CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION FROM XP00-XU00. THE NOTAM IS SELF-CANCELING. AT XU50, AN ACR X DH8 RECEIVED A CLRNC (IFR) WITH A RELEASE AT XA00. AT XA08 THE ACFT CALLED ROA APCH TO ADVISE THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DEPART DUE TO CONSTRUCTION EQUIP STILL ON THE RWY. ACR X WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DEPART AT XA18. THERE WAS NO COM WITH ANYONE FROM EITHER ARPT MGMNT OR THE CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL ABOUT EXTENDING THE NOTAM AFTER XA00. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FAR MORE SERIOUS HAD ROA APCH IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACFT ON AN INST APCH ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THIS SIT HAS OCCURRED, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AT LEAST 3 TIMES. WHEN I INFORMED ROA AIR TFC MGR, HE SAID 'IT IS NOT A RWY INCURSION' AND THAT HE HAD SPOKEN TO LYH MGMNT ABOUT IT A WK OR SO AGO AFTER IT HAPPENED BEFORE.
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.