Bad Day at the office?

"EridanMan" wrote in message
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Just saw this one on AVweb:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...18X00759&key=1

Wow, someone was having a bad day at the office...

The obvious tower mistake is one thing, but I would also question the
judgement of the PIC of the second aircraft cleared... He really
should have been the one to catch the controllers mistake...

Granted, thats my own damn opinion and nothing else, I obviously don't
know enough to make a real judgement here


The takeoff clearances were issued 40 seconds apart. The PIC of the second
aircraft cleared may not have been on tower frequency when the first
clearance was issued, although he certainly should have seen the first
aircraft on the intersecting runway. I have to wonder how this incident
occurred so long after the first clearance was issued.

On 2007-06-25, Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

he certainly should have seen the first
aircraft on the intersecting runway.

That's hard to say unless you've been at the end of 19 in a spam can.
It doesn't take much brush to make it impossible to see the end of
another runway. The geometry also makes it look like the plane on 24
would be slightly behind the plane on 19 as they approached the
intersection.

--
Ben Jackson AD7GD

http://www.ben.com/

"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
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That's hard to say unless you've been at the end of 19 in a spam can.
It doesn't take much brush to make it impossible to see the end of
another runway.


It's easy to say if you've examined high resolution imagery of the airport.

http://mapper.acme.com/?lat=40.85641...ht=2&dot =Yes



The geometry also makes it look like the plane on 24
would be slightly behind the plane on 19 as they approached the
intersection.


To an SR22 at the hold short line for runway 19 on taxiway bravo a P180
departing full length on runway 24 would be moving from a position about 45
degrees off its left nose to the right.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
...

That's hard to say unless you've been at the end of 19 in a spam can.
It doesn't take much brush to make it impossible to see the end of
another runway.


It's easy to say if you've examined high resolution imagery of the
airport.


http://mapper.acme.com/?lat=40.85641...eme=NEXRAD&wid
th=3&height=2&dot=Yes



The geometry also makes it look like the plane on 24
would be slightly behind the plane on 19 as they approached the
intersection.


To an SR22 at the hold short line for runway 19 on taxiway bravo a P180
departing full length on runway 24 would be moving from a position about
45
degrees off its left nose to the right.


Presuming, of course, that the P180 was in motion before the SR22 taxied
into position, turning 90 degrees in the process...

I'm glad that the P180 pilot realized that the situation was running amock!

"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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Presuming, of course, that the P180 was in motion before the SR22 taxied
into position, turning 90 degrees in the process...


Of course. The P180 called ready for takeoff 40 seconds before the SR22
did. He certainly should have been in motion before the SR22 taxied into
position.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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Presuming, of course, that the P180 was in motion before the SR22 taxied
into position, turning 90 degrees in the process...


Of course. The P180 called ready for takeoff 40 seconds before the SR22
did. He certainly should have been in motion before the SR22 taxied into
position.


Agreed. It's just that I have read nothing that said he was.