Narrative:

My trip departed fwa at XA30 P.M. For cvg. Prior to the trip I had received a very thorough briefing from terre haute FSS. In this briefing was included a statement that runway 18 and 36 had been renamed to 18L and 36R. Also it was stated that the ILS frequency had been changed to 110.15 and the LOM was OTS. This indicated to me that cvg must have intentions of opening a new n-s runway. Since I was going to be arriving to and departing from cvg after dark, I made a mental note to study the taxi chart en route to familiarize myself with any changes in the airport txwys and runways. After the departure from fwa and during the climb, I decided to look at the cvg taxi chart. I became so occupied studying the chart looking for published changes that did not exist that I failed to start my climb out of 1000 ft for 170000 ft as previously cleared by center. Since I could find no reference to a new runway on the current chart, I assumed that the change in the redesignation of 36 and 18 to 36R and 18L meant only that there was plans for future expansion. The remainder of the leg to cvg, approach and landing went smoothly. Upon departure from cvg at XC30 P.M., I was cleared to taxi to runway 27L. I was asked if I would be ready upon reaching the approach end of 27L. I confirmed that I would be ready. Ground control told me to monitor the tower as I taxied out. While taxiing I was keeping track of our progress on my taxi chart, and looking for taxiway M where it turned on to runway 27L. When I got to the position where I thought taxiway M should turn toward 27L, it was labeled taxiway right, and it appeared taxiway M continued on east. This was confusing to me, since there was no taxiway right on my chart. I slowed my taxi speed down so I could try to compare the chart to what I was seeing outside. As I came to what appeared to be the end of taxiway M where it turned onto runway 27L, I noticed that the taxiway had lighting in the pavement. I stopped short of the end of taxiway M to try and figure out what was going on. About that time the tower called me to ask where I was. I explained where I thought I was, and was asked to turn on my strobes so they could confirm my position. I was then informed that I was sitting at the intersection of taxiway M and the new runway 18L and 36R. Had I not stopped, and had there been traffic using runway 18L or 36R, I may not have been around to write this letter. Although I do not go to cvg frequently, I was still familiar enough with the airport to feel comfortable taxiing from the FBO to runway 27L without progressive taxi instructions from ground control. I feel there are 4 things that could have been done here to prevent what could have been a very serious situation: 1) I, as the PIC, should have stopped my taxi at the point where I encountered something I did not recognize. 2) the chart publishers should have included, and idented the new txwys and runways on their charts. At ind, when the new runway and txwys were being constructed, they were represented on the current charts in such a manner that you knew they were not usable. However, the pilot could at least see that there were some changes going to be made. Even though some of the new pavement at ind was opened before the new charts were published (as is the case at cvg), at least the pilot had a diagram of the new areas. 3) since the taxiway and runway structure had changed at cvg, I feel this information should be included in the NOTAMS given during a standard WX brief. It would be very simple to include a statement re: the changes, at least until the new taxi charts are published. 4) ground control could include as standard practice a question to the pilot re: his knowledge of the taxiway changes. If this proved to be too time consuming, it could be included in the ATIS at the field. In summary, I believe that all the money the FAA spends to enhance safety and upgrade the system is wasted if the most basic information is not provided to the pilot. I am sure that the changes to the txwys at cvg are publarehed somewhere. However, too many times some of the most important information is so difficult to obtain that it can be overlooked completely.

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Title: SMT TAXIING TO RWY 27L PASSED THE TXWY LEADING TO THE RWY AND ALMOST TAXIED ONTO NEW RWY 18-36. USING OUT OF DATE CHART.

Narrative: MY TRIP DEPARTED FWA AT XA30 P.M. FOR CVG. PRIOR TO THE TRIP I HAD RECEIVED A VERY THOROUGH BRIEFING FROM TERRE HAUTE FSS. IN THIS BRIEFING WAS INCLUDED A STATEMENT THAT RWY 18 AND 36 HAD BEEN RENAMED TO 18L AND 36R. ALSO IT WAS STATED THAT THE ILS FREQ HAD BEEN CHANGED TO 110.15 AND THE LOM WAS OTS. THIS INDICATED TO ME THAT CVG MUST HAVE INTENTIONS OF OPENING A NEW N-S RWY. SINCE I WAS GOING TO BE ARRIVING TO AND DEPARTING FROM CVG AFTER DARK, I MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO STUDY THE TAXI CHART ENRTE TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF WITH ANY CHANGES IN THE ARPT TXWYS AND RWYS. AFTER THE DEP FROM FWA AND DURING THE CLB, I DECIDED TO LOOK AT THE CVG TAXI CHART. I BECAME SO OCCUPIED STUDYING THE CHART LOOKING FOR PUBLISHED CHANGES THAT DID NOT EXIST THAT I FAILED TO START MY CLB OUT OF 1000 FT FOR 170000 FT AS PREVIOUSLY CLRED BY CTR. SINCE I COULD FIND NO REF TO A NEW RWY ON THE CURRENT CHART, I ASSUMED THAT THE CHANGE IN THE REDESIGNATION OF 36 AND 18 TO 36R AND 18L MEANT ONLY THAT THERE WAS PLANS FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. THE REMAINDER OF THE LEG TO CVG, APCH AND LNDG WENT SMOOTHLY. UPON DEP FROM CVG AT XC30 P.M., I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 27L. I WAS ASKED IF I WOULD BE READY UPON REACHING THE APCH END OF 27L. I CONFIRMED THAT I WOULD BE READY. GND CTL TOLD ME TO MONITOR THE TWR AS I TAXIED OUT. WHILE TAXIING I WAS KEEPING TRACK OF OUR PROGRESS ON MY TAXI CHART, AND LOOKING FOR TXWY M WHERE IT TURNED ON TO RWY 27L. WHEN I GOT TO THE POS WHERE I THOUGHT TXWY M SHOULD TURN TOWARD 27L, IT WAS LABELED TXWY R, AND IT APPEARED TXWY M CONTINUED ON E. THIS WAS CONFUSING TO ME, SINCE THERE WAS NO TXWY R ON MY CHART. I SLOWED MY TAXI SPD DOWN SO I COULD TRY TO COMPARE THE CHART TO WHAT I WAS SEEING OUTSIDE. AS I CAME TO WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE END OF TXWY M WHERE IT TURNED ONTO RWY 27L, I NOTICED THAT THE TXWY HAD LIGHTING IN THE PAVEMENT. I STOPPED SHORT OF THE END OF TXWY M TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. ABOUT THAT TIME THE TWR CALLED ME TO ASK WHERE I WAS. I EXPLAINED WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS, AND WAS ASKED TO TURN ON MY STROBES SO THEY COULD CONFIRM MY POS. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT I WAS SITTING AT THE INTXN OF TXWY M AND THE NEW RWY 18L AND 36R. HAD I NOT STOPPED, AND HAD THERE BEEN TFC USING RWY 18L OR 36R, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AROUND TO WRITE THIS LETTER. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT GO TO CVG FREQUENTLY, I WAS STILL FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH THE ARPT TO FEEL COMFORTABLE TAXIING FROM THE FBO TO RWY 27L WITHOUT PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND CTL. I FEEL THERE ARE 4 THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE HERE TO PREVENT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION: 1) I, AS THE PIC, SHOULD HAVE STOPPED MY TAXI AT THE POINT WHERE I ENCOUNTERED SOMETHING I DID NOT RECOGNIZE. 2) THE CHART PUBLISHERS SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED, AND IDENTED THE NEW TXWYS AND RWYS ON THEIR CHARTS. AT IND, WHEN THE NEW RWY AND TXWYS WERE BEING CONSTRUCTED, THEY WERE REPRESENTED ON THE CURRENT CHARTS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT YOU KNEW THEY WERE NOT USABLE. HOWEVER, THE PLT COULD AT LEAST SEE THAT THERE WERE SOME CHANGES GOING TO BE MADE. EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE NEW PAVEMENT AT IND WAS OPENED BEFORE THE NEW CHARTS WERE PUBLISHED (AS IS THE CASE AT CVG), AT LEAST THE PLT HAD A DIAGRAM OF THE NEW AREAS. 3) SINCE THE TXWY AND RWY STRUCTURE HAD CHANGED AT CVG, I FEEL THIS INFO SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NOTAMS GIVEN DURING A STANDARD WX BRIEF. IT WOULD BE VERY SIMPLE TO INCLUDE A STATEMENT RE: THE CHANGES, AT LEAST UNTIL THE NEW TAXI CHARTS ARE PUBLISHED. 4) GND CTL COULD INCLUDE AS STANDARD PRACTICE A QUESTION TO THE PLT RE: HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE TXWY CHANGES. IF THIS PROVED TO BE TOO TIME CONSUMING, IT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ATIS AT THE FIELD. IN SUMMARY, I BELIEVE THAT ALL THE MONEY THE FAA SPENDS TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND UPGRADE THE SYS IS WASTED IF THE MOST BASIC INFO IS NOT PROVIDED TO THE PLT. I AM SURE THAT THE CHANGES TO THE TXWYS AT CVG ARE PUBLAREHED SOMEWHERE. HOWEVER, TOO MANY TIMES SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION IS SO DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN THAT IT CAN BE OVERLOOKED COMPLETELY.

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.