Captain of cpr light transport jet aircraft inadvertently taxied onto the active runway when it was ...

Attributes
ACN	226116
Time
Date	199211
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sln
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	226116
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The n-s runway at salina, ks, is 13337 ft long and 200 ft wide, but I mistook it for a taxiway. I was instructed to taxi south to runway 35 and somehow thought that a parallel taxiway (actually the runway) would get me there. The aircraft was about halfway on the runway when I realized my error. Tower realized it at about the same time. They then instructed us to taxi south down the runway and exit the active. No conflict existed. Contributing factors: my first and only time into salina. Same for second in command. We were both excited as second in command had never been to the west coast and I only as a second in command. Slight uphill rise from taxiway to active -- lots of concrete. Should have studied airport diagram closer. Salina was fuel stop. It is scary to think that I did this after almost 20 yrs and 10000 accident-free hours. What if WX had been foggy or aircraft on runway -- remember (aircraft incident). I will go very slow now at all airports and if I have any questions, I will stop and ask!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF CPR LTT JET ACFT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY WHEN IT WAS MISTAKEN FOR A TAXIWAY.

Narrative: THE N-S RWY AT SALINA, KS, IS 13337 FT LONG AND 200 FT WIDE, BUT I MISTOOK IT FOR A TAXIWAY. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI S TO RWY 35 AND SOMEHOW THOUGHT THAT A PARALLEL TAXIWAY (ACTUALLY THE RWY) WOULD GET ME THERE. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT HALFWAY ON THE RWY WHEN I REALIZED MY ERROR. TWR REALIZED IT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME. THEY THEN INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI S DOWN THE RWY AND EXIT THE ACTIVE. NO CONFLICT EXISTED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MY FIRST AND ONLY TIME INTO SALINA. SAME FOR SECOND IN COMMAND. WE WERE BOTH EXCITED AS SECOND IN COMMAND HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE W COAST AND I ONLY AS A SECOND IN COMMAND. SLIGHT UPHILL RISE FROM TAXIWAY TO ACTIVE -- LOTS OF CONCRETE. SHOULD HAVE STUDIED ARPT DIAGRAM CLOSER. SALINA WAS FUEL STOP. IT IS SCARY TO THINK THAT I DID THIS AFTER ALMOST 20 YRS AND 10000 ACCIDENT-FREE HRS. WHAT IF WX HAD BEEN FOGGY OR ACFT ON RWY -- REMEMBER (ACFT INCIDENT). I WILL GO VERY SLOW NOW AT ALL ARPTS AND IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL STOP AND ASK!

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.

Captain of cpr light transport jet aircraft inadvertently taxied onto the active runway when it was mistaken for a taxiway.