Flight crew complaint about cross over departures off parallel runways.

Attributes
ACN	84636
Time
Date	198803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	84636
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 12000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Cleared for takeoff on runway 36R with right turn to 020 degrees. During takeoff roll noticed an aircraft takeoff from runway 35 on east side of field with left turn towards northwest, an large transport Y. This procedure at dfw has the potential for a great tragedy. Aircraft departing to the west should not be taking off from the east runways while at the same time aircraft departing east are taking off from the west runways. This same insane procedure is also used upon arrival at dfw with aircraft arriving from the east landing on west runways and aircraft arriving from the west landing on east runways--only because their respective terminals are on that side of the field. These arrival and departure procedures at dfw have created a potential for a disastrous midair collision and must be revised, even if it becomes necessary to taxi to the other side of the field!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINT ABOUT CROSS OVER DEPS OFF PARALLEL RWYS.

Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 36R WITH RIGHT TURN TO 020 DEGS. DURING TKOF ROLL NOTICED AN ACFT TKOF FROM RWY 35 ON E SIDE OF FIELD WITH LEFT TURN TOWARDS NW, AN LGT Y. THIS PROC AT DFW HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR A GREAT TRAGEDY. ACFT DEPARTING TO THE W SHOULD NOT BE TAKING OFF FROM THE E RWYS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ACFT DEPARTING E ARE TAKING OFF FROM THE W RWYS. THIS SAME INSANE PROC IS ALSO USED UPON ARR AT DFW WITH ACFT ARRIVING FROM THE E LNDG ON W RWYS AND ACFT ARRIVING FROM THE W LNDG ON E RWYS--ONLY BECAUSE THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMINALS ARE ON THAT SIDE OF THE FIELD. THESE ARR AND DEP PROCS AT DFW HAVE CREATED A POTENTIAL FOR A DISASTROUS MIDAIR COLLISION AND MUST BE REVISED, EVEN IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO TAXI TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.