Widebody transport cargo aircraft taxies onto a closed taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	287971
Time
Date	199411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : anc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	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 : 60 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	287971
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

1) ATIS was 65 overcast C80 overcast 15 mi visibility winds 230 degrees/5 59 degrees fahrenheit/42 degrees fahrenheit departure's runway 22L, ILS runway 22L, runway 22R closed, altitude 30.15 ft. Received taxi instructions from newark tower, right turn out of parking, left on 'a,' right on 'B,' cross runway 4L. I did not hear the departure runway given, I assumed runway 22L. During taxi we entered 'D' taxiway which was partially blocked with cones. We never received the runway change from tower. Once we realized the change I went heads down to change 1) FMS, 2) flight page, 3) initiation page, 4) recompute airspds, and change departure. This was a short taxi to runway 4R and entails a large workload for a 2 man cockpit. We need current ATIS for proper and timely planning. We need accurate taxi instructions from the controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB CARGO ACFT TAXIES ONTO A CLOSED TXWY.

Narrative: 1) ATIS WAS 65 OVCST C80 OVCST 15 MI VISIBILITY WINDS 230 DEGS/5 59 DEGS FAHRENHEIT/42 DEGS FAHRENHEIT DEP'S RWY 22L, ILS RWY 22L, RWY 22R CLOSED, ALT 30.15 FT. RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM NEWARK TWR, R TURN OUT OF PARKING, L ON 'A,' R ON 'B,' CROSS RWY 4L. I DID NOT HEAR THE DEP RWY GIVEN, I ASSUMED RWY 22L. DURING TAXI WE ENTERED 'D' TXWY WHICH WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED WITH CONES. WE NEVER RECEIVED THE RWY CHANGE FROM TWR. ONCE WE REALIZED THE CHANGE I WENT HEADS DOWN TO CHANGE 1) FMS, 2) FLT PAGE, 3) INITIATION PAGE, 4) RECOMPUTE AIRSPDS, AND CHANGE DEP. THIS WAS A SHORT TAXI TO RWY 4R AND ENTAILS A LARGE WORKLOAD FOR A 2 MAN COCKPIT. WE NEED CURRENT ATIS FOR PROPER AND TIMELY PLANNING. WE NEED ACCURATE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CTLRS.

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.