Dhc-8 flight crew lands on runway 22 as a do-328 takes off on runway 15 at dca.

Attributes
ACN	592318
Time
Date	200308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Do 328 TP (Turboprop)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	592318
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

After receiving the visual approach to runway 22 we were notified of an airbus on a 1 mi final to runway 19. We were approximately 2 mi from the airport at this time. As soon as the airbus crossed one through the 19/15 intersection, tower cleared the do-328 for takeoff on runway 15. The airbus was attempting to turn off at the runway 22 intersection, when tower instructed that they continue through the intersection. We continued the approach and landed uneventfully, other than the uncomfortably close distance to the do-328, which passed above and in front of us. Tower clearly should have held the do-328 from departing. At the time of takeoff clearance we were on a 1 mi final. There was very little we could have done in the event of a go around. One option would have been to fly at low altitude over the terminal. Contributing factors were: 1) reduced visibility (the do-328 pilots probably did not see us upon start of takeoff roll). 2) the airbus attempting to turn off on our runway distraction us and made us consider a go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC-8 FLT CREW LANDS ON RWY 22 AS A DO-328 TAKES OFF ON RWY 15 AT DCA.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22 WE WERE NOTIFIED OF AN AIRBUS ON A 1 MI FINAL TO RWY 19. WE WERE APPROX 2 MI FROM THE ARPT AT THIS TIME. AS SOON AS THE AIRBUS CROSSED ONE THROUGH THE 19/15 INTXN, TWR CLRED THE DO-328 FOR TKOF ON RWY 15. THE AIRBUS WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF AT THE RWY 22 INTXN, WHEN TWR INSTRUCTED THAT THEY CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTXN. WE CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, OTHER THAN THE UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE DISTANCE TO THE DO-328, WHICH PASSED ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF US. TWR CLRLY SHOULD HAVE HELD THE DO-328 FROM DEPARTING. AT THE TIME OF TKOF CLRNC WE WERE ON A 1 MI FINAL. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE WE COULD HAVE DONE IN THE EVENT OF A GAR. ONE OPTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO FLY AT LOW ALT OVER THE TERMINAL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1) REDUCED VISIBILITY (THE DO-328 PLTS PROBABLY DID NOT SEE US UPON START OF TKOF ROLL). 2) THE AIRBUS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF ON OUR RWY DISTR US AND MADE US CONSIDER A GAR.

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.