<< >> NASA ASRS Report 252681, September 1993

Reporter alleges that the intersection of runways 28 and 23L at cle are confusing and cause aircraft to takeoff on the wrong runway.

Attributes
ACN	252681
Time
Date	199309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	252681
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Compromise of safety exists at cle airport during taxi from air carrier ramp to runways 23L and right using zulu taxiway. From the cockpit, this intersection of runways and taxiway from the cockpit, this intersection of runways and taxiway zulu is not clear and apparent. When 23L and right is in use, some aircraft are cleared to taxi 'on' runway 28 and into position to hold on 23L and right. Other aircraft are taxied 'across' 28 to runway 23R to hold in position with attention demanded to observe landing traffic as well as departing traffic movement, completing checklist and maneuvering the aircraft. The array of radiating pavement is confusing and distracting. This is a bad situation which can be pro-actively corrected with taxi route-striping (as used at hou airport, hou page 10-10) or signage. In conditions of poor visibility, this safety compromise would be even greater.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ALLEGES THAT THE INTXN OF RWYS 28 AND 23L AT CLE ARE CONFUSING AND CAUSE ACFT TO TKOF ON THE WRONG RWY.

Narrative: COMPROMISE OF SAFETY EXISTS AT CLE ARPT DURING TAXI FROM ACR RAMP TO RWYS 23L AND R USING ZULU TXWY. FROM THE COCKPIT, THIS INTXN OF RWYS AND TXWY FROM THE COCKPIT, THIS INTXN OF RWYS AND TXWY ZULU IS NOT CLR AND APPARENT. WHEN 23L AND R IS IN USE, SOME ACFT ARE CLRED TO TAXI 'ON' RWY 28 AND INTO POS TO HOLD ON 23L AND R. OTHER ACFT ARE TAXIED 'ACROSS' 28 TO RWY 23R TO HOLD IN POS WITH ATTN DEMANDED TO OBSERVE LNDG TFC AS WELL AS DEPARTING TFC MOVEMENT, COMPLETING CHKLIST AND MANEUVERING THE ACFT. THE ARRAY OF RADIATING PAVEMENT IS CONFUSING AND DISTRACTING. THIS IS A BAD SIT WHICH CAN BE PRO-ACTIVELY CORRECTED WITH TAXI RTE-STRIPING (AS USED AT HOU ARPT, HOU PAGE 10-10) OR SIGNAGE. IN CONDITIONS OF POOR VISIBILITY, THIS SAFETY COMPROMISE WOULD BE EVEN GREATER.

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.