Mon, Aug 28, 2006
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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