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Flight crew familiarity with airport flight crew almost taxies onto the active runway while searching for the correct taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298202 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| 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 : 170 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 298202 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We left the gate and were instructed to taxi to runway 23. We had just landed on runway 23 about 40 min prior and knew that there was a parallel taxiway leading to the end. In trying to find the correct taxiway, we inadvertently taxied towards the active and did not realize until the last min that the parallel taxiway we were looking for was actually the edge of the ramp. Taxiway yellow markings were barely visible and the taxiway a sign is not easily seen from the ramp. We recognized our wrong turn and held short of the runway, but may have been on the hold short line. Tower then saw our position and told us to make a 180 degree turn and rejoin taxiway a. Unfamiliarity with the taxiway layout contributed to the confusion even though both pilots were looking at the airport diagram. Poor lighting in the cockpit and vague signage made finding the correct taxiway difficult. We should have stopped and asked for a progressive taxi the min we became disoriented. I will most certainly do this in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC FAMILIARITY WITH ARPT FLC ALMOST TAXIES ONTO THE ACTIVE RWY WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE CORRECT TXWY.
Narrative: WE LEFT THE GATE AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RWY 23. WE HAD JUST LANDED ON RWY 23 ABOUT 40 MIN PRIOR AND KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PARALLEL TXWY LEADING TO THE END. IN TRYING TO FIND THE CORRECT TXWY, WE INADVERTENTLY TAXIED TOWARDS THE ACTIVE AND DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL THE LAST MIN THAT THE PARALLEL TXWY WE WERE LOOKING FOR WAS ACTUALLY THE EDGE OF THE RAMP. TXWY YELLOW MARKINGS WERE BARELY VISIBLE AND THE TXWY A SIGN IS NOT EASILY SEEN FROM THE RAMP. WE RECOGNIZED OUR WRONG TURN AND HELD SHORT OF THE RWY, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE HOLD SHORT LINE. TWR THEN SAW OUR POS AND TOLD US TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN AND REJOIN TXWY A. UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE TXWY LAYOUT CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONFUSION EVEN THOUGH BOTH PLTS WERE LOOKING AT THE ARPT DIAGRAM. POOR LIGHTING IN THE COCKPIT AND VAGUE SIGNAGE MADE FINDING THE CORRECT TXWY DIFFICULT. WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AND ASKED FOR A PROGRESSIVE TAXI THE MIN WE BECAME DISORIENTED. I WILL MOST CERTAINLY DO THIS IN THE FUTURE.
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.