Air carrier medium large transport unauthorized runway crossing at pit. Reports claim poor taxiway m...

Attributes
ACN	157779
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	157779
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	157351
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Incident occurred at the end of a 4 day trip on the last leg. Pittsburgh ramp control cleared us to taxi on oscar to hold short of tango. At this point there are numerous txwys coming together. The txwys are not well marked. Also at this time we were running the checklist and communicating with ATC. Pittsburgh ground cleared us to turn left on tango, cross 28C, taxi to runway 28L. We inadvertently turned left on papa. Making a half left instead of a full left onto tango. At this point it is a short taxi to runway 32, and we xed before realizing our mistake. Runway 32 had been closed for some time for construction, and had only recently reopened. As a result, we were unaccustomed to an active runway being so close. Supplemental information from acn 157351. First officer was also preoccupied with checklist and the constant unfamiliarity of construction that had torn pitt airport apart for the last yr. I stopped at the runway an checked then proceeded across as first officer confirmed direction. The txwys at that point of the junction are poorly marked. Runway 32 has been closed for about 1 yr so crossing this normally on a daily basis was considered normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG UNAUTH RWY CROSSING AT PIT. REPORTS CLAIM POOR TXWY MARKINGS.

Narrative: INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE END OF A 4 DAY TRIP ON THE LAST LEG. PITTSBURGH RAMP CTL CLRED US TO TAXI ON OSCAR TO HOLD SHORT OF TANGO. AT THIS POINT THERE ARE NUMEROUS TXWYS COMING TOGETHER. THE TXWYS ARE NOT WELL MARKED. ALSO AT THIS TIME WE WERE RUNNING THE CHKLIST AND COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. PITTSBURGH GND CLRED US TO TURN L ON TANGO, CROSS 28C, TAXI TO RWY 28L. WE INADVERTENTLY TURNED L ON PAPA. MAKING A HALF L INSTEAD OF A FULL L ONTO TANGO. AT THIS POINT IT IS A SHORT TAXI TO RWY 32, AND WE XED BEFORE REALIZING OUR MISTAKE. RWY 32 HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR SOME TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND HAD ONLY RECENTLY REOPENED. AS A RESULT, WE WERE UNACCUSTOMED TO AN ACTIVE RWY BEING SO CLOSE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 157351. F/O WAS ALSO PREOCCUPIED WITH CHKLIST AND THE CONSTANT UNFAMILIARITY OF CONSTRUCTION THAT HAD TORN PITT ARPT APART FOR THE LAST YR. I STOPPED AT THE RWY AN CHKED THEN PROCEEDED ACROSS AS F/O CONFIRMED DIRECTION. THE TXWYS AT THAT POINT OF THE JUNCTION ARE POORLY MARKED. RWY 32 HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR ABOUT 1 YR SO XING THIS NORMALLY ON A DAILY BASIS WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport unauthorized runway crossing at pit. Reports claim poor taxiway markings.