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An atx small transport freighter taxied past the hold short line causing an incoming aircraft to take evasive action go around. WX factors rain that caused the reporter to miss a taxiway and low ceiling. Error admitted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 2190 |
| ASRS Report | 349520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Error |
Narrative:
I was 'cleared to runway 15L' from FBO which is off runway 15L. I taxied out and past the parallel taxiway which I was supposed to turn right onto. Due to rain on the windshield, unfamiliar area and taxi checklist, I missed the right turn. About 75 ft later I was about to reach what I thought was another taxiway, when in fact, it was runway 15L. I was able to stop and execute a 180 degree turn prior to the runway, however, there was an aircraft on short final which executed a missed approach about 30 degrees from touchdown. At the completion of my 180 degree turn, ground control called me. I had already discovered the situation and corrected it. I was told that bwi has ground reporting devices and the controller did not catch me missing my turn for a few seconds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATX SMT FREIGHTER TAXIED PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE CAUSING AN INCOMING ACFT TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION GAR. WX FACTORS RAIN THAT CAUSED THE RPTR TO MISS A TXWY AND LOW CEILING. ERROR ADMITTED.
Narrative: I WAS 'CLRED TO RWY 15L' FROM FBO WHICH IS OFF RWY 15L. I TAXIED OUT AND PAST THE PARALLEL TXWY WHICH I WAS SUPPOSED TO TURN R ONTO. DUE TO RAIN ON THE WINDSHIELD, UNFAMILIAR AREA AND TAXI CHKLIST, I MISSED THE R TURN. ABOUT 75 FT LATER I WAS ABOUT TO REACH WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ANOTHER TXWY, WHEN IN FACT, IT WAS RWY 15L. I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND EXECUTE A 180 DEG TURN PRIOR TO THE RWY, HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL WHICH EXECUTED A MISSED APCH ABOUT 30 DEGS FROM TOUCHDOWN. AT THE COMPLETION OF MY 180 DEG TURN, GND CTL CALLED ME. I HAD ALREADY DISCOVERED THE SIT AND CORRECTED IT. I WAS TOLD THAT BWI HAS GND RPTING DEVICES AND THE CTLR DID NOT CATCH ME MISSING MY TURN FOR A FEW SECONDS.
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.