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C172 pilot, a government aircraft taxies onto taxiway instead of holding short as cleared. As he stops ATC queries his position then clears him to the active runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bne |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 373500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was instructed to taxi south on taxiway south, make a left turn on taxiway B, make a right turn on taxiway a and hold short of taxiway C. My attention was briefly diverted by a radio transmission from another radio and, as a result, I taxied onto taxiway C. I was asked by the controller my location on the field, I told him I was on taxiway C and apologized for the error and stopped the aircraft. The controller told me to taxi to the active runway. My attention was divided between two tasks which caused the error. ATC instructions are of primary importance and must be complied with and all other radio traffic is irrelevant. There was no known conflict with other traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT, A GOV ACFT TAXIES ONTO TXWY INSTEAD OF HOLDING SHORT AS CLRED. AS HE STOPS ATC QUERIES HIS POS THEN CLRS HIM TO THE ACTIVE RWY.
Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI S ON TXWY S, MAKE A L TURN ON TXWY B, MAKE A R TURN ON TXWY A AND HOLD SHORT OF TXWY C. MY ATTN WAS BRIEFLY DIVERTED BY A RADIO XMISSION FROM ANOTHER RADIO AND, AS A RESULT, I TAXIED ONTO TXWY C. I WAS ASKED BY THE CTLR MY LOCATION ON THE FIELD, I TOLD HIM I WAS ON TXWY C AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE ERROR AND STOPPED THE ACFT. THE CTLR TOLD ME TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RWY. MY ATTN WAS DIVIDED BTWN TWO TASKS WHICH CAUSED THE ERROR. ATC INSTRUCTIONS ARE OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE AND MUST BE COMPLIED WITH AND ALL OTHER RADIO TFC IS IRRELEVANT. THERE WAS NO KNOWN CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC.
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.