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Taxiing traffic in a night operation misses the turn off at end of taxiway M for departure on runway 21C. Cites lack of taxiway lighting marking faulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348058 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | 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 : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 348058 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Runway 21R had just closed, therefore cleared to taxi to runway 21C via txwys V and M. This was my first time to runway 21C. As we were taxiing on taxiway M, I commented about following taxiway M until the end, then will be ready for takeoff. Somehow I missed taxiway M at the end, and found myself on taxiway J unable to turn around. I'm not sure if it was poorly lit or poorly marked. The run-up area to the northwest did not appear lit either. Once on taxiway J we were asked if we could turn around, but there were no lights so we didn't attempt it. We were told to continue taxiing around to the northeast of runway 21C. We continued as directed with no apparent problems or complications. I am at a complete loss as to how I missed the end of the runway. My only conclusion is that it is not adequately marked or lit. The transition from taxiway M to taxiway J is also not apparent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAXIING TFC IN A NIGHT OP MISSES THE TURN OFF AT END OF TXWY M FOR DEP ON RWY 21C. CITES LACK OF TXWY LIGHTING MARKING FAULTED.
Narrative: RWY 21R HAD JUST CLOSED, THEREFORE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 21C VIA TXWYS V AND M. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME TO RWY 21C. AS WE WERE TAXIING ON TXWY M, I COMMENTED ABOUT FOLLOWING TXWY M UNTIL THE END, THEN WILL BE READY FOR TKOF. SOMEHOW I MISSED TXWY M AT THE END, AND FOUND MYSELF ON TXWY J UNABLE TO TURN AROUND. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS POORLY LIT OR POORLY MARKED. THE RUN-UP AREA TO THE NW DID NOT APPEAR LIT EITHER. ONCE ON TXWY J WE WERE ASKED IF WE COULD TURN AROUND, BUT THERE WERE NO LIGHTS SO WE DIDN'T ATTEMPT IT. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTINUE TAXIING AROUND TO THE NE OF RWY 21C. WE CONTINUED AS DIRECTED WITH NO APPARENT PROBS OR COMPLICATIONS. I AM AT A COMPLETE LOSS AS TO HOW I MISSED THE END OF THE RWY. MY ONLY CONCLUSION IS THAT IT IS NOT ADEQUATELY MARKED OR LIT. THE TRANSITION FROM TXWY M TO TXWY J IS ALSO NOT APPARENT.
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.