Medium large transport taxiway excursion due to poor airport markings lights during construction.

Attributes
ACN	313740
Time
Date	199508
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	313740
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft instructed to cross runway on taxiway 'D,' expedite due to traffic on 2 mi final. Taxiway lighting is poor in this area, difficult to tell where taxiway 'D' is on north side of runway. Some blue lights not operational on taxiway 'C' between 'D' and 'C1.' aircraft proceeded as instructed from the 'south taxiway' on 'D' across runway 27. However, since taxiway 'D' could not be idented on the north side of runway 27, aircraft proceeded across paved area marked as an island. This was done to prevent a conflict with the aircraft on short final. Improved lighting and taxiway lighting is definitely required for this area of this airport. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: tower supervisor stated the area the reporter speaks to have been under construction for 2 months and a NOTAM in effect. The area has temporary taxi lights. Airport management painted a yellow centerline across runway to help pilots at night. This was done 3 weeks ago.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TXWY EXCURSION DUE TO POOR ARPT MARKINGS LIGHTS DURING CONSTRUCTION.

Narrative: ACFT INSTRUCTED TO CROSS RWY ON TXWY 'D,' EXPEDITE DUE TO TFC ON 2 MI FINAL. TXWY LIGHTING IS POOR IN THIS AREA, DIFFICULT TO TELL WHERE TXWY 'D' IS ON N SIDE OF RWY. SOME BLUE LIGHTS NOT OPERATIONAL ON TXWY 'C' BTWN 'D' AND 'C1.' ACFT PROCEEDED AS INSTRUCTED FROM THE 'S TXWY' ON 'D' ACROSS RWY 27. HOWEVER, SINCE TXWY 'D' COULD NOT BE IDENTED ON THE N SIDE OF RWY 27, ACFT PROCEEDED ACROSS PAVED AREA MARKED AS AN ISLAND. THIS WAS DONE TO PREVENT A CONFLICT WITH THE ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. IMPROVED LIGHTING AND TXWY LIGHTING IS DEFINITELY REQUIRED FOR THIS AREA OF THIS ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: TWR SUPVR STATED THE AREA THE RPTR SPEAKS TO HAVE BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR 2 MONTHS AND A NOTAM IN EFFECT. THE AREA HAS TEMPORARY TAXI LIGHTS. ARPT MGMNT PAINTED A YELLOW CTRLINE ACROSS RWY TO HELP PLTS AT NIGHT. THIS WAS DONE 3 WKS AGO.

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.