Student pilot inadvertently taxied onto active runway causing tower to send another aircraft on fina...

Attributes
ACN	318659
Time
Date	199510
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : agc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 670
ASRS Report	318659
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student pilot taxiing to a runway which is infrequently used, requested progressive taxi, controller told student how to get to the runway with 1 phrase. Student taxied to runway 23, then onto runway 23 before he called the tower. Aircraft on final had to go around. I believe the problem is that there is no 'taxiway' that goes to runway 23. You must taxi on runway 31 and complete your run-up on runway 31 while holding short of runway 23. I think this confused the student since he was not on a taxiway. Also, if student asks for progressive taxi, controller should give more attention to student than left on taxiway a, right on taxiway C, cross runway 28, left on runway 31. I have not personally heard the tape, but this is what I understand happened from the witnesses of the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RWY CAUSING TWR TO SEND ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL AROUND.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT TAXIING TO A RWY WHICH IS INFREQUENTLY USED, REQUESTED PROGRESSIVE TAXI, CTLR TOLD STUDENT HOW TO GET TO THE RWY WITH 1 PHRASE. STUDENT TAXIED TO RWY 23, THEN ONTO RWY 23 BEFORE HE CALLED THE TWR. ACFT ON FINAL HAD TO GAR. I BELIEVE THE PROB IS THAT THERE IS NO 'TXWY' THAT GOES TO RWY 23. YOU MUST TAXI ON RWY 31 AND COMPLETE YOUR RUN-UP ON RWY 31 WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 23. I THINK THIS CONFUSED THE STUDENT SINCE HE WAS NOT ON A TXWY. ALSO, IF STUDENT ASKS FOR PROGRESSIVE TAXI, CTLR SHOULD GIVE MORE ATTN TO STUDENT THAN LEFT ON TXWY A, RIGHT ON TXWY C, CROSS RWY 28, L ON RWY 31. I HAVE NOT PERSONALLY HEARD THE TAPE, BUT THIS IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND HAPPENED FROM THE WITNESSES OF THE INCIDENT.

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.

Student pilot inadvertently taxied onto active runway causing tower to send another aircraft on final around.