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Super MD80 captain came to a stop after starting to taxi across active runway as instructed by tower controller due to observing the lights of another aircraft appeared to be starting takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508228 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 508228 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were stopped on taxiway 'east,' short of the hold line for runway 4. It was dark with limited visibility we were cleared to cross runway 4 on taxiway east, then turn right on taxiway bb. I started forward then stopped when I saw the lights of an aircraft at the approach end of runway 4. Our nosewheel was on the hold line. The aircraft was an air carrier Y taking off on runway 4. If I had been more aggressive in powering across the runway, we may very well have been in the path of the departing jet. There was an aircraft of like callsign behind us on taxiway east, air carrier Z who confirmed that they heard and witnessed the event. The ground controller was advised that I would file this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPER MD80 CAPT CAME TO A STOP AFTER STARTING TO TAXI ACROSS ACTIVE RWY AS INSTRUCTED BY TWR CTLR DUE TO OBSERVING THE LIGHTS OF ANOTHER ACFT APPEARED TO BE STARTING TKOF.
Narrative: WE WERE STOPPED ON TXWY 'E,' SHORT OF THE HOLD LINE FOR RWY 4. IT WAS DARK WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS RWY 4 ON TXWY E, THEN TURN R ON TXWY BB. I STARTED FORWARD THEN STOPPED WHEN I SAW THE LIGHTS OF AN ACFT AT THE APCH END OF RWY 4. OUR NOSEWHEEL WAS ON THE HOLD LINE. THE ACFT WAS AN ACR Y TAKING OFF ON RWY 4. IF I HAD BEEN MORE AGGRESSIVE IN POWERING ACROSS THE RWY, WE MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN IN THE PATH OF THE DEPARTING JET. THERE WAS AN ACFT OF LIKE CALLSIGN BEHIND US ON TXWY E, ACR Z WHO CONFIRMED THAT THEY HEARD AND WITNESSED THE EVENT. THE GND CTLR WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD FILE THIS RPT.
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.