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Private pilot in a BE58 enters runway 28R during a departure by an air carrier B737. Reporter alleges that there was no taxiway sign for identing taxiway C when leaving the FBO at sfo. B737 airborne about 1200 ft prior to taxiway east, the BE58's escape route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 929 flight time type : 31 |
| ASRS Report | 370814 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 1200 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Pre-filed IFR from sfo to modesto. Cleared to taxi runway 28R via taxiway C. Raining, fair to poor visibility. No sign designating taxiway C when exiting FBO. Taxiing slowly and double-checking shoreline 9 departure. Runways 28R and 28L active runways this am. Taxied onto runway 28R at taxiway K. When on runway 28R (active runway) saw passenger jet on threshold other end facing me. Realized I was on runway 28R and not taxiway C. Headed straight away to taxiway east (next exit east of taxiway K) and simultaneously heard ground control say: 'turn left at taxiway.' (this was taxiway east.) when on taxiway east and off runway 28R, passenger jet that was apparently cleared for takeoff runway 28R was already off the ground at least 2000 ft ahead of me. By the time passenger jet was at taxiway east, I estimate at 400-600 ft above ground. Factors affecting quality of performance: first time in 5 yrs this pilot given shoreline 9 departure. Some degree of inattention to taxiing while double-checking shoreline departure. Contributing factors: 1) fair-poor ground visibility: raining, 2) no sign designating taxiway C, 3) small on-the-ground designating sign for runway 28R, and 4) ? No warning from tower that I had crossed taxiway C and was heading to runway 28R. I think it was a combination of factors that caused this incident: partly this pilot's inattention, rain and poor visibility, no sign for taxiway C.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT IN A BE58 ENTERS RWY 28R DURING A DEP BY AN ACR B737. RPTR ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS NO TXWY SIGN FOR IDENTING TXWY C WHEN LEAVING THE FBO AT SFO. B737 AIRBORNE ABOUT 1200 FT PRIOR TO TXWY E, THE BE58'S ESCAPE RTE.
Narrative: PRE-FILED IFR FROM SFO TO MODESTO. CLRED TO TAXI RWY 28R VIA TXWY C. RAINING, FAIR TO POOR VISIBILITY. NO SIGN DESIGNATING TXWY C WHEN EXITING FBO. TAXIING SLOWLY AND DOUBLE-CHKING SHORELINE 9 DEP. RWYS 28R AND 28L ACTIVE RWYS THIS AM. TAXIED ONTO RWY 28R AT TXWY K. WHEN ON RWY 28R (ACTIVE RWY) SAW PAX JET ON THRESHOLD OTHER END FACING ME. REALIZED I WAS ON RWY 28R AND NOT TXWY C. HEADED STRAIGHT AWAY TO TXWY E (NEXT EXIT E OF TXWY K) AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HEARD GND CTL SAY: 'TURN L AT TXWY.' (THIS WAS TXWY E.) WHEN ON TXWY E AND OFF RWY 28R, PAX JET THAT WAS APPARENTLY CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 28R WAS ALREADY OFF THE GND AT LEAST 2000 FT AHEAD OF ME. BY THE TIME PAX JET WAS AT TXWY E, I ESTIMATE AT 400-600 FT ABOVE GND. FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE: FIRST TIME IN 5 YRS THIS PLT GIVEN SHORELINE 9 DEP. SOME DEG OF INATTENTION TO TAXIING WHILE DOUBLE-CHKING SHORELINE DEP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) FAIR-POOR GND VISIBILITY: RAINING, 2) NO SIGN DESIGNATING TXWY C, 3) SMALL ON-THE-GND DESIGNATING SIGN FOR RWY 28R, AND 4) ? NO WARNING FROM TWR THAT I HAD CROSSED TXWY C AND WAS HEADING TO RWY 28R. I THINK IT WAS A COMBINATION OF FACTORS THAT CAUSED THIS INCIDENT: PARTLY THIS PLT'S INATTENTION, RAIN AND POOR VISIBILITY, NO SIGN FOR TXWY C.
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.