NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
Falcon 7X flight crew reported observing B737 over runway hold line resulted in rejected takeoff.
What is ASRS?
The Aviation Safety Reporting System is NASA's voluntary, confidential, non- punitive incident-reporting system, established 1976. Pilots, controllers, dispatchers, and maintenance technicians file reports describing safety- relevant events. NASA de-identifies every report before adding it to the public database. Reports are not investigated by NASA, the FAA, or the NTSB — they represent the reporter's perspective.
Pilot narratives
Verbatim from the de-identified NASA record. First-person account by the
reporter. NASA strips identifying details (names, company, specific time);
anonymization placeholders are ZZZ,
X, Y.
Reporter 1
I was Pilot Monitoring (PM) on our Part 91 Flight from ZZZ-ZZZ1. ZZZ Tower cleared us for take-off from Runway XXR. The Pilot Flying (PF), advanced the power levers and shortly after we began our takeoff roll, pulled the power levers to idle and stopped the aircraft on the runway. At the same time ZZZ canceled our takeoff clearance. The PF, had noticed that a B737 downfield at the approach end of YYL had crossed over the hold short line and was holding just short of the runway. Shortly after that, ATC cleared the B737 to cross the runway into the gate area. Once they were clear of the runway, ZZZ Tower cleared us for takeoff. This event shows how important it is for the crew to remain vigilant of other aircraft operating on and around your departure runway.
Reporter 2
I was Pilot Monitoring (PM) on our Part 91 flight from ZZZ-ZZZ1. ZZZ Tower cleared us for take-off from Runway XXR. The Pilot Flying (PF) advanced the power levers and shortly after we began our takeoff roll he pulled the power levers to idle. At the same time ZZZ Tower cancelled our takeoff clearance. The PF had noticed another aircraft that had crossed over the hold short line and was holding just short of the runway (Approach End YYL). Shortly after, ATC cleared the aircraft to cross Runway XXR. Once the aircraft was clear of the runway we were cleared for takeoff.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Conflict
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Ground Incursion
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Airport
- Primary Problem
- Airport
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.