Unauthorized runway entry, unauthorized entry onto a closed runway.

Attributes
ACN	307270
Time
Date	199506
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	307270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing at pit taxi instructions were to ramp via n- N1, V-V4. At the intersection of taxiway north and runway 28R I noticed too late to stop that we were crossing the hold short line for runway 28R. I made an immediate left turn on taxiway N2 and continued taxi on N1-V-V4 to the ramp. No aircraft was approaching runway 28R -- no other aircraft operating at pit as far as I could tell. Causes: the early morning haze and low sun angle created a yellow/orange tint to everything. There was very little contrast between the yellow hold short lines and the concrete. I did not see the lines even though I was looking carefully for them. Discussion with the copilot about a caution light on final approach caused some distraction -- this was a very early morning arrival of an all night red eye -- PM40 local depart lax-- AM10 arrive lax time. Copilot distracted by rapid call to our operations. ATIS listed runway 28R as closed, but no barriers were in place, no conflict occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH RWY ENTRY, UNAUTH ENTRY ONTO A CLOSED RWY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT PIT TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO RAMP VIA N- N1, V-V4. AT THE INTXN OF TXWY N AND RWY 28R I NOTICED TOO LATE TO STOP THAT WE WERE XING THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 28R. I MADE AN IMMEDIATE L TURN ON TXWY N2 AND CONTINUED TAXI ON N1-V-V4 TO THE RAMP. NO ACFT WAS APCHING RWY 28R -- NO OTHER ACFT OPERATING AT PIT AS FAR AS I COULD TELL. CAUSES: THE EARLY MORNING HAZE AND LOW SUN ANGLE CREATED A YELLOW/ORANGE TINT TO EVERYTHING. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CONTRAST BTWN THE YELLOW HOLD SHORT LINES AND THE CONCRETE. I DID NOT SEE THE LINES EVEN THOUGH I WAS LOOKING CAREFULLY FOR THEM. DISCUSSION WITH THE COPLT ABOUT A CAUTION LIGHT ON FINAL APCH CAUSED SOME DISTR -- THIS WAS A VERY EARLY MORNING ARR OF AN ALL NIGHT RED EYE -- PM40 LCL DEPART LAX-- AM10 ARRIVE LAX TIME. COPLT DISTRACTED BY RAPID CALL TO OUR OPS. ATIS LISTED RWY 28R AS CLOSED, BUT NO BARRIERS WERE IN PLACE, NO CONFLICT OCCURRED.

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.