Controllers May Have Averted Potential Accident in 1993

ANN has learned that the runways implicated in the Comair 5191 tragedy have been the target of previous confusion by Transport Category aircraft. A similar incident in November of 1993, was averted by on-duty controllers who helped warn the pilots and may have prevented a potential tragedy nearly 13 years ago.

From The NASA ASRS Database
ACN: 256788 (1 of 1)

Time / Day

Date : 199311
Local Time Of Day : 0601 To 1200
Day : Sat

Place

Locale Reference.Airport : LEX
State Reference : KY
Altitude.AGL.Bound Upper : 0
Altitude.AGL.Bound Lower : 0

Environment

Flight Conditions : Marginal
Light : Daylight

Aircraft : 1

Controlling Facilities.Tower : LEX
Operator.Common Carrier : Air Carrier
Make Model Name : Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase.Ground : Holding
Flight Plan : IFR

Person : 1

Affiliation.Company : Air Carrier
Function.Flight Crew : First Officer
Qualification.Pilot : ATP
Experience.Flight Time.Last 90 Days : 100
Experience.Flight Time.Total : 3500
Experience.Flight Time.Type : 50
ASRS Report : 256788

Person : 2

Affiliation.Company : Air Carrier
Function.Flight Crew : Captain
Function.Oversight : PIC
Qualification.Pilot : ATP

Events

Anomaly.Incursion : Runway
Anomaly.Other Anomaly.Other
Anomaly.Non Adherence : Clearance
Independent Detector.Other.ControllerA
Resolutory Action.Other
Resolutory Action.Flight Crew : Returned to Intended Course or Assigned Course

Assessments

Primary Problem : Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident : Pilot Deviation

Narrative

ACFT WAS CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF (TFC INSIDE THE MARKER) ON RWY 22. WE TAXIED ONTO RWY AND TOLD TWR WE NEEDED A MOMENT TO CHK OUR DEP ROUTING WITH OUR WX RADAR (STORMS IN THE AREA, RAINING AT THE ARPT). WE REALIZED OUR HDG WAS NOT CORRECT FOR ASSIGNED RWY AND AT THAT MOMENT TWR CALLED US TO CANCEL TKOF CLRNC BECAUSE WE WERE LINED UP ON RWY 26. WE TAXIED CLR AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 22 FOR LNDG TFC. WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 22 AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE POOR VISIBILITY AND WX (RAIN), CONFUSING RWY INTXN AND TWR'S REQUEST FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF. SUGGEST POSSIBLE WARNING PAGE (SIMILAR TO HOUSTON HOBBY) TO CLARIFY MULTIPLE RWY ENDS.

Synopsis

FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO POS FOR TKOF ON THE WRONG RWY.

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