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Flight crew of medium large transport notes lighted taxiway sign at sat, denoting taxiway north is placed beyond the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 136318 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sat |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 136318 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
We landed runway 12R. The tower instructed us to turn right at taxiway november, taxi to the gate. I verified the location of taxiway north, the last one before the intersection with runway 03-21. As we approached the taxiway we noticed a lighted sign which read north. The sign is located southeast of the taxiway (past the taxiway) just before the intersection of the 2 runways. We took the time to look at the color of the lights to see that it was the runway just beyond the sign and not north. The next crew may make the mistake we avoided. The location of the taxiway sing is very confusing. Given that the 2 runways are, at times, used simultaneously, I believe that there exists a real hazard in a potential runway incursion at sat. Our cockpits are busy enough west/O added pitfalls such as this. The sign should be just before the taxiway with another sign for runway 03-21, where the taxiway sign currently is.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG NOTES LIGHTED TXWY SIGN AT SAT, DENOTING TXWY N IS PLACED BEYOND THE TXWY.
Narrative: WE LANDED RWY 12R. THE TWR INSTRUCTED US TO TURN RIGHT AT TXWY NOVEMBER, TAXI TO THE GATE. I VERIFIED THE LOCATION OF TXWY N, THE LAST ONE BEFORE THE INTXN WITH RWY 03-21. AS WE APCHED THE TXWY WE NOTICED A LIGHTED SIGN WHICH READ N. THE SIGN IS LOCATED SE OF THE TXWY (PAST THE TXWY) JUST BEFORE THE INTXN OF THE 2 RWYS. WE TOOK THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE COLOR OF THE LIGHTS TO SEE THAT IT WAS THE RWY JUST BEYOND THE SIGN AND NOT N. THE NEXT CREW MAY MAKE THE MISTAKE WE AVOIDED. THE LOCATION OF THE TXWY SING IS VERY CONFUSING. GIVEN THAT THE 2 RWYS ARE, AT TIMES, USED SIMULTANEOUSLY, I BELIEVE THAT THERE EXISTS A REAL HAZARD IN A POTENTIAL RWY INCURSION AT SAT. OUR COCKPITS ARE BUSY ENOUGH W/O ADDED PITFALLS SUCH AS THIS. THE SIGN SHOULD BE JUST BEFORE THE TXWY WITH ANOTHER SIGN FOR RWY 03-21, WHERE THE TXWY SIGN CURRENTLY IS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.