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Air carrier cleared for takeoff while corporate jet on short final same runway. Corporate aircraft had to make go around. Operational error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 85646 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rno |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 85646 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : required legal separation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 400 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
Approaching runway 34L (overrun), we, in air carrier X, were told by reno tower: 'cleared for takeoff heading 330 degree.' while taxiing 90 degree to the runway and entering the runway, corp Y was seen very close on approach. Corp Y was about to land on 34L. Upon stopping short of centerline, we questioned the tower which in turn told corp Y to go around. The tower then apologized to corp Y and cited the current runway change taking place. It appears corp Y was forgotten when air carrier X was cleared for takeoff. Other factors: 1) the copilot and engineer were occupied with cockpit duties due to the fact we had delayed starting the center engine to save fuel. 2) corp Y did not have a landing light on. 3) desert visibility and ranges made me think corp Y aircraft was a larger aircraft further out. The previous aircraft had been just that.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CLEARED FOR TKOF WHILE CORPORATE JET ON SHORT FINAL SAME RWY. CORPORATE ACFT HAD TO MAKE GO AROUND. OPERATIONAL ERROR.
Narrative: APCHING RWY 34L (OVERRUN), WE, IN ACR X, WERE TOLD BY RENO TWR: 'CLRED FOR TKOF HDG 330 DEG.' WHILE TAXIING 90 DEG TO THE RWY AND ENTERING THE RWY, CORP Y WAS SEEN VERY CLOSE ON APCH. CORP Y WAS ABOUT TO LAND ON 34L. UPON STOPPING SHORT OF CENTERLINE, WE QUESTIONED THE TWR WHICH IN TURN TOLD CORP Y TO GO AROUND. THE TWR THEN APOLOGIZED TO CORP Y AND CITED THE CURRENT RWY CHANGE TAKING PLACE. IT APPEARS CORP Y WAS FORGOTTEN WHEN ACR X WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. OTHER FACTORS: 1) THE COPLT AND ENGINEER WERE OCCUPIED WITH COCKPIT DUTIES DUE TO THE FACT WE HAD DELAYED STARTING THE CENTER ENG TO SAVE FUEL. 2) CORP Y DID NOT HAVE A LNDG LIGHT ON. 3) DESERT VISIBILITY AND RANGES MADE ME THINK CORP Y ACFT WAS A LARGER ACFT FURTHER OUT. THE PREVIOUS ACFT HAD BEEN JUST THAT.
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.