<< >> NASA ASRS Report 580806, April 2003

BE9L pilot taxies back on runway 7 at 46A for takeoff with PA28 on base to final requiring a go around. Vision reduced due to fog.

Attributes
ACN	580806
Time
Date	200304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 46a.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	580806
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing for takeoff on runway 7 (back taxiing on runway 25), I failed to see a cherokee, who was on a left base for runway 25. I could not clear the runway in time to avoid his going around (no parallel taxiway was available). After he went around and was on crosswind for runway 25, I departed runway 7 as originally planned. Probable cause, my lack of vision to see him on base contributed by reduced visibility due to fog, scattered low cloud layer. Also contributing was his non-standard pattern entry (directly to the base leg).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE9L PLT TAXIES BACK ON RWY 7 AT 46A FOR TKOF WITH PA28 ON BASE TO FINAL REQUIRING A GAR. VISION REDUCED DUE TO FOG.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF ON RWY 7 (BACK TAXIING ON RWY 25), I FAILED TO SEE A CHEROKEE, WHO WAS ON A L BASE FOR RWY 25. I COULD NOT CLR THE RWY IN TIME TO AVOID HIS GOING AROUND (NO PARALLEL TXWY WAS AVAILABLE). AFTER HE WENT AROUND AND WAS ON XWIND FOR RWY 25, I DEPARTED RWY 7 AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. PROBABLE CAUSE, MY LACK OF VISION TO SEE HIM ON BASE CONTRIBUTED BY REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG, SCATTERED LOW CLOUD LAYER. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS HIS NON-STANDARD PATTERN ENTRY (DIRECTLY TO THE BASE LEG).

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.