<< >> NASA ASRS Report 318692, October 1995

Pilot of an small transport twin atx failed to turn off the runway where instructed resulting in taxiing on an active runway.

Attributes
ACN	318692
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	318692
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was told to follow an aircraft below me. I never got it slowed down enough for good spacing. Runway 30 was in use, but since I was too close to the other aircraft, they landed me on runway 25. I was cleared to land with full length available. After touchdown, tower told me to go through intersection, and clear taxiway A1. I misunderstood the controller, and thought he said, 'at the intersection, taxi on taxiway a,' so I taxied on runway 30 while there was an aircraft on final. I guess the problem came from complacency since that was normal to do when runway 30 was not in use. Also have to be careful of the txwys in clearance, when they are the same letter but with numbers (ie, txwys A1, A2, A3).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN ATX FAILED TO TURN OFF THE RWY WHERE INSTRUCTED RESULTING IN TAXIING ON AN ACTIVE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW AN ACFT BELOW ME. I NEVER GOT IT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH FOR GOOD SPACING. RWY 30 WAS IN USE, BUT SINCE I WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE OTHER ACFT, THEY LANDED ME ON RWY 25. I WAS CLRED TO LAND WITH FULL LENGTH AVAILABLE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, TWR TOLD ME TO GO THROUGH INTXN, AND CLR TXWY A1. I MISUNDERSTOOD THE CTLR, AND THOUGHT HE SAID, 'AT THE INTXN, TAXI ON TXWY A,' SO I TAXIED ON RWY 30 WHILE THERE WAS AN ACFT ON FINAL. I GUESS THE PROB CAME FROM COMPLACENCY SINCE THAT WAS NORMAL TO DO WHEN RWY 30 WAS NOT IN USE. ALSO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF THE TXWYS IN CLRNC, WHEN THEY ARE THE SAME LETTER BUT WITH NUMBERS (IE, TXWYS A1, A2, A3).

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.