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An air carrier taxied onto an active runway, citing poor visibility, snow covered signs, and failure to observe sterile cockpit rule, as contributing factors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 296746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 296746 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 297688 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After de-icing, we exited the ramp in the vicinity of the gate, taxiing wbound to join runway 05R parallel taxiway. At this junction, runway 18 also intersects at about the same location, so not a good place for signage. We inadvertently taxied onto runway 05R, ground controller informed us of our incursion, and we taxied clear, as departure traffic rolled down the runway. Visibility was somewhat hampered by light snow, and de-ice fluid flowing down windshield. First officer happened to mention finding his wallet that he left on a previous aircraft (sterile cockpit), and despite my best efforts, I was reeling from a last-min-ride from the hotel. Otherwise the taxi routing is familiar to me and we should not have made this error. I thanked the ground controller who really saved the day! Corrective action: advance planning to avoid crew transport problems. Maintain and enforce sterile cockpit. More help from first officer during taxi, and simply, do not taxi onto active runways! Supplemental information from acn 297688: an 'md-80' was taking off on runway 05R at the time. Captain was taxiing. All markings were obscured by snow and ice. Tower reported visibility of 1 1/2 mi in snow, and blowing snow, and fog. We were back on 'left' when the departing flight passed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR TAXIED ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY, CITING POOR VISIBILITY, SNOW COVERED SIGNS, AND FAILURE TO OBSERVE STERILE COCKPIT RULE, AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Narrative: AFTER DE-ICING, WE EXITED THE RAMP IN THE VICINITY OF THE GATE, TAXIING WBOUND TO JOIN RWY 05R PARALLEL TXWY. AT THIS JUNCTION, RWY 18 ALSO INTERSECTS AT ABOUT THE SAME LOCATION, SO NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR SIGNAGE. WE INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO RWY 05R, GND CTLR INFORMED US OF OUR INCURSION, AND WE TAXIED CLR, AS DEP TFC ROLLED DOWN THE RWY. VISIBILITY WAS SOMEWHAT HAMPERED BY LIGHT SNOW, AND DE-ICE FLUID FLOWING DOWN WINDSHIELD. FO HAPPENED TO MENTION FINDING HIS WALLET THAT HE LEFT ON A PREVIOUS ACFT (STERILE COCKPIT), AND DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS, I WAS REELING FROM A LAST-MIN-RIDE FROM THE HOTEL. OTHERWISE THE TAXI RTING IS FAMILIAR TO ME AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE THIS ERROR. I THANKED THE GND CTLR WHO REALLY SAVED THE DAY! CORRECTIVE ACTION: ADVANCE PLANNING TO AVOID CREW TRANSPORT PROBS. MAINTAIN AND ENFORCE STERILE COCKPIT. MORE HELP FROM FO DURING TAXI, AND SIMPLY, DO NOT TAXI ONTO ACTIVE RWYS! SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 297688: AN 'MD-80' WAS TAKING OFF ON RWY 05R AT THE TIME. CAPT WAS TAXIING. ALL MARKINGS WERE OBSCURED BY SNOW AND ICE. TWR RPTED VISIBILITY OF 1 1/2 MI IN SNOW, AND BLOWING SNOW, AND FOG. WE WERE BACK ON 'L' WHEN THE DEPARTING FLT PASSED.
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.