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A learjet 45 pilot reported confusion and a consequent taxiway incursion onto taxiway whisky when cleared via victor at sjc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1000171 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201203 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJC.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 45 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 6800 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
After exiting runway 30L onto juliet we were given a clearance to taxi to the FBO via victor. I was approaching the taxiway victor signage and turned left before I reached the sign. It turns out that I turned on what I believe is now taxiway whiskey which the nos chart shows as runway 11/29. This is now a new taxiway which parallels victor. The chart needs to be updated. The yellow line turns left onto whiskey. I was confused as I had apparently already passed the sign for whiskey when I was given the clearance and thought the first taxiway to the left would have been victor. I now realize that I should have passed the taxiway sign before turning. I have brought up the idea of painting the letter of each taxiway to our runway safety action team; but this was deemed too expensive and there is apparently a paint shortage. I believe this idea would have helped me in this case at sjc where there are two parallel taxiways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Learjet 45 pilot reported confusion and a consequent taxiway incursion onto Taxiway Whisky when cleared via Victor at SJC.
Narrative: After exiting Runway 30L onto Juliet we were given a clearance to taxi to the FBO via Victor. I was approaching the Taxiway Victor signage and turned left before I reached the sign. It turns out that I turned on what I believe is now Taxiway Whiskey which the NOS chart shows as Runway 11/29. This is now a new taxiway which parallels Victor. The chart needs to be updated. The yellow line turns left onto Whiskey. I was confused as I had apparently already passed the sign for Whiskey when I was given the clearance and thought the first taxiway to the left would have been Victor. I now realize that I should have passed the taxiway sign before turning. I have brought up the idea of painting the letter of each taxiway to our runway safety action team; but this was deemed too expensive and there is apparently a paint shortage. I believe this idea would have helped me in this case at SJC where there are two parallel taxiways.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.