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At uin, an uncontrolled airport, a GA pilot taxied onto the wrong end of the runway for takeoff while traffic was departing on the opposite end.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : uin.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 629050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1500 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was taxiing for departure at quincy, il, following a quick turn for fuel. Being a little unfamiliar with the airport, I taxied the wrong way for departure. I ended up taxiing onto the runway that another aircraft was departing on. The departure end was on the other side of a hill. The departing aircraft was not visible until it was airborne. It took off at least 2000 ft before my position as I crossed on a taxiway. It was well above me as it passed overhead while I turned around to exit the runway. The other aircraft probably never saw me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT UIN, AN UNCTLED ARPT, A GA PLT TAXIED ONTO THE WRONG END OF THE RWY FOR TKOF WHILE TFC WAS DEPARTING ON THE OPPOSITE END.
Narrative: I WAS TAXIING FOR DEP AT QUINCY, IL, FOLLOWING A QUICK TURN FOR FUEL. BEING A LITTLE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, I TAXIED THE WRONG WAY FOR DEP. I ENDED UP TAXIING ONTO THE RWY THAT ANOTHER ACFT WAS DEPARTING ON. THE DEP END WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A HILL. THE DEPARTING ACFT WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL IT WAS AIRBORNE. IT TOOK OFF AT LEAST 2000 FT BEFORE MY POS AS I CROSSED ON A TXWY. IT WAS WELL ABOVE ME AS IT PASSED OVERHEAD WHILE I TURNED AROUND TO EXIT THE RWY. THE OTHER ACFT PROBABLY NEVER SAW ME.
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.