Flight crew of an medium large transport became stranded during taxi for takeoff after taxiing too f...

Attributes
ACN	320380
Time
Date	199511
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hwd
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	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 525
ASRS Report	320380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared from the alley via taxiway J to runway 19, turned 180 degrees to taxi 27 back to taxiway J to sequence us behind a commuter. We then taxied across the runways to taxiway F. Approaching runway 8 we were cleared 'full length.' I then continued down the taxiway to what I thought was 'the full length' as specified. We were then cleared into position. As we turned onto what I believed was the end of runway 25L, the first officer remarked 'this doesn't look right' and it wasn't. Several approach lights loomed before us. Rather than attempting a turn, I elected to have a wing walker or tug assist us in turning around to taxiway 'F.' at no time did we leave the hard surface.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG BECAME STRANDED DURING TAXI FOR TKOF AFTER TAXIING TOO FAR.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FROM THE ALLEY VIA TXWY J TO RWY 19, TURNED 180 DEGS TO TAXI 27 BACK TO TXWY J TO SEQUENCE US BEHIND A COMMUTER. WE THEN TAXIED ACROSS THE RWYS TO TXWY F. APCHING RWY 8 WE WERE CLRED 'FULL LENGTH.' I THEN CONTINUED DOWN THE TXWY TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 'THE FULL LENGTH' AS SPECIFIED. WE WERE THEN CLRED INTO POS. AS WE TURNED ONTO WHAT I BELIEVED WAS THE END OF RWY 25L, THE FO REMARKED 'THIS DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT' AND IT WASN'T. SEVERAL APCH LIGHTS LOOMED BEFORE US. RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING A TURN, I ELECTED TO HAVE A WING WALKER OR TUG ASSIST US IN TURNING AROUND TO TXWY 'F.' AT NO TIME DID WE LEAVE THE HARD SURFACE.

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.

Flight crew of an medium large transport became stranded during taxi for takeoff after taxiing too far.