Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230; Flight Crew Type 12000
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Airport; Procedure
This [report] is being submitted solely for the purpose of bringing up a serious safety concern involving the incursion of an airborne general aviation aircraft; and my aircraft; on Taxiway ECHO and holding short of Runway 13R hold sign and hold marking. Tower cleared [the] Cessna to land on Runway 17; instructing the Cessna to 'fly to the numbers'. The Cessna had positioned himself to fly directly over my aircraft (over around Passenger row five at approximately 100 feet AGL). The tail height of my aircraft is 47 feet. In my estimation; the Cessna; while descending; only cleared my aircraft by 52 feet. His pattern was not on Runway 17 final approach course or aligned with the Runway 17 Center line; until abeam Taxiway FOXTROT. His flight path was observed out of the First Officer window at about our 3:30 position and the Cessna exited out the Captain's window from about our 9:30 position. We completely observed the underside belly of his aircraft. It's important to note that: His runway (Runway 17) had no displaced threshold. Our aircraft was distinctly visible and identifiable to the Cessna Pilot. The Cessna flight path was intentional. The Cessna Pilot endangered the safety of his aircraft and that of the Passengers and Crew of my aircraft; and exercised poor judgement.Due to the complex runway configurations and because Taxiway ECHO between Runways 17 and 13R are in close proximity; aircraft cleared to land from a right traffic pattern; should be instructed to align on Runway 17 early so as to not overfly aircraft positioned between Runways 17 and 13R.
A small Cessna was cleared to land Runway 17 at HOU. After acquiring the aircraft in sight [from] the First Officer seat; I made the comment; 'It looks like he is coming right at us.' The Cessna flew directly overhead. I saw the underside of his aircraft and then watched as he made a sharp right turn to land on Runway 17. I believe the Cessna intentionally overflew our aircraft. The Cessna came in unnecessarily close contact with our aircraft and negligently endangered the safety of our Passengers and Crew. The Pilot exercised extremely poor judgement. His flight path for landing on Runway 17 should have been behind our aircraft and to our left.
Air Carrier flight crew reported that a Cessna aircraft landing on Runway 17 overflew their aircraft at a dangerously low altitude as they were holding short of Runway 13 at HOU.