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An MD80 captain holding short at mex runway 5L comments on ATC clearing a flight to land after another air carrier is told to clear the runway but is barely clear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 679751 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmmx.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : holding ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mmmx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 679751 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
We were holding short of runway 5L; #3 with air carrier Y flight holding in position for takeoff on runway 5L. The tower was talking to several airplanes in spanish. Our TCAS showed an airplane on final to runway 5R. In english; the tower told air carrier Y to taxi off the runway immediately to the right; taxiway A1. Less than 1500 ft AGL; the air carrier Z flight s-turned from runway 5R; sidestepped to runway 5L. The tail of air carrier Y had barely cleared the runway when the air carrier Z flight crossed the threshold in front of us and landed. This is a blatant disregard for safety while showing some kind of favoritism to the local carrier. Air carrier Y had no idea how close the air carrier Z flight was until they turned 90 degrees to the right to exit the runway and saw the air carrier Z bearing down on them. I talked to the captain of air carrier Y after we were both airborne and above 10000 ft and asked him about it. He agreed with my witness of the events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CAPT HOLDING SHORT AT MEX RWY 5L COMMENTS ON ATC CLRING A FLT TO LAND AFTER ANOTHER ACR IS TOLD TO CLR THE RWY BUT IS BARELY CLR.
Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 5L; #3 WITH ACR Y FLT HOLDING IN POS FOR TKOF ON RWY 5L. THE TWR WAS TALKING TO SEVERAL AIRPLANES IN SPANISH. OUR TCAS SHOWED AN AIRPLANE ON FINAL TO RWY 5R. IN ENGLISH; THE TWR TOLD ACR Y TO TAXI OFF THE RWY IMMEDIATELY TO THE R; TXWY A1. LESS THAN 1500 FT AGL; THE ACR Z FLT S-TURNED FROM RWY 5R; SIDESTEPPED TO RWY 5L. THE TAIL OF ACR Y HAD BARELY CLRED THE RWY WHEN THE ACR Z FLT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD IN FRONT OF US AND LANDED. THIS IS A BLATANT DISREGARD FOR SAFETY WHILE SHOWING SOME KIND OF FAVORITISM TO THE LCL CARRIER. ACR Y HAD NO IDEA HOW CLOSE THE ACR Z FLT WAS UNTIL THEY TURNED 90 DEGS TO THE R TO EXIT THE RWY AND SAW THE ACR Z BEARING DOWN ON THEM. I TALKED TO THE CAPT OF ACR Y AFTER WE WERE BOTH AIRBORNE AND ABOVE 10000 FT AND ASKED HIM ABOUT IT. HE AGREED WITH MY WITNESS OF THE EVENTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.