 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Medium large transport aircraft taxiing followed an air carrier aircraft assuming it was going to the same runway, but it was going to a different runway. Ground controller advised flight crew that they were cleared to the other runway and they had crossed a runway without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 375582 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 376540 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| 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:
We were cleared to taxi from the passenger terminal at oma to runway 36. An air carrier B727 had taxied out ahead of us, but I had not heard their taxi clearance. They had been cleared to runway 32L. I followed the air carrier. After crossing runway 36, ground advised us 'cleared to runway 32L.' at that point, I realized my mistake. Fortunately, there was no conflict with landing traffic. To preclude just such a possibility, I always repeat the taxi instructions to the first officer. In this instance I did say 'taxi runway 36.' in the future, I will not assume all aircraft are taxiing to the same departure runway. Supplemental information from acn 376540: I, the first officer, was getting our takeoff performance numbers from ACARS. Contributing were: the tower/ground controller working both frequencys. Spending too much time using ACARS instead of looking outside and helping with taxi instructions. Fatigue -- this was the end of a 2-DAY trip that required a number of legs in 2 days. Having 2 runways only 40 degrees apart at such a small airport -- using both runways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT TAXIING FOLLOWED AN ACR ACFT ASSUMING IT WAS GOING TO THE SAME RWY, BUT IT WAS GOING TO A DIFFERENT RWY. GND CTLR ADVISED FLC THAT THEY WERE CLRED TO THE OTHER RWY AND THEY HAD CROSSED A RWY WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI FROM THE PAX TERMINAL AT OMA TO RWY 36. AN ACR B727 HAD TAXIED OUT AHEAD OF US, BUT I HAD NOT HEARD THEIR TAXI CLRNC. THEY HAD BEEN CLRED TO RWY 32L. I FOLLOWED THE ACR. AFTER XING RWY 36, GND ADVISED US 'CLRED TO RWY 32L.' AT THAT POINT, I REALIZED MY MISTAKE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH LNDG TFC. TO PRECLUDE JUST SUCH A POSSIBILITY, I ALWAYS REPEAT THE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FO. IN THIS INSTANCE I DID SAY 'TAXI RWY 36.' IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT ASSUME ALL ACFT ARE TAXIING TO THE SAME DEP RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 376540: I, THE FO, WAS GETTING OUR TKOF PERFORMANCE NUMBERS FROM ACARS. CONTRIBUTING WERE: THE TWR/GND CTLR WORKING BOTH FREQS. SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME USING ACARS INSTEAD OF LOOKING OUTSIDE AND HELPING WITH TAXI INSTRUCTIONS. FATIGUE -- THIS WAS THE END OF A 2-DAY TRIP THAT REQUIRED A NUMBER OF LEGS IN 2 DAYS. HAVING 2 RWYS ONLY 40 DEGS APART AT SUCH A SMALL ARPT -- USING BOTH RWYS.
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.