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PA44 pilot failed to hold in position for takeoff and started takeoff roll when a DC4 was taxiing across the runway in front of him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558198 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : prc.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bna.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : prc.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | McDonnell Douglas Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 558198 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Myself and another instructor pilot were flying a PA44 for currency. I was at the controls and the other pilot was on the radio. I am not very familiar with this aircraft and I had a lot on my mind that day. We were cleared into position and hold. The other pilot read back the clearance which I didn't hear because of a separate volume control knob that I have that was turned down. In the airplanes I had been flying recently, there is only 1 volume control knob. I crossed the hold line and proceeded with the takeoff roll. I accelerated to about 35 KTS and covered about 1000 ft of runway before I saw a DC4 crossing downfield just as the tower was telling us to stop. I brought the airplane to a stop. We then received a takeoff clearance after the DC4 crossed the runway. We departed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA44 PLT FAILED TO HOLD IN POS FOR TKOF AND STARTED TKOF ROLL WHEN A DC4 WAS TAXIING ACROSS THE RWY IN FRONT OF HIM.
Narrative: MYSELF AND ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR PLT WERE FLYING A PA44 FOR CURRENCY. I WAS AT THE CTLS AND THE OTHER PLT WAS ON THE RADIO. I AM NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS ACFT AND I HAD A LOT ON MY MIND THAT DAY. WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD. THE OTHER PLT READ BACK THE CLRNC WHICH I DIDN'T HEAR BECAUSE OF A SEPARATE VOLUME CTL KNOB THAT I HAVE THAT WAS TURNED DOWN. IN THE AIRPLANES I HAD BEEN FLYING RECENTLY, THERE IS ONLY 1 VOLUME CTL KNOB. I CROSSED THE HOLD LINE AND PROCEEDED WITH THE TKOF ROLL. I ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 35 KTS AND COVERED ABOUT 1000 FT OF RWY BEFORE I SAW A DC4 XING DOWNFIELD JUST AS THE TWR WAS TELLING US TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP. WE THEN RECEIVED A TKOF CLRNC AFTER THE DC4 CROSSED THE RWY. WE DEPARTED.
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.