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Charter cargo flight crew instructed to taxi from ramp and monitor ground. They were told they had taxied onto a taxiway without clearance. There were no markings or signs indicating the beginning of the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvg |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 380096 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Obtained clearance and contacted metering while on the FBO ramp at ewr. We were told to monitor ground as the captain started to taxi toward the taxiway from the FBO ramp. As we left the ramp and entered what is labeled as 'north ramp' on the charts, we were informed by ground that we had taxied onto a taxiway without clearance. We saw no ramp/taxiway demarcation stripes on the pavement, nor is there a sign or a pair of hold lights, which really are needed. The area is torn up due to construction, there are several marked vehicle lanes, and the area is used as a helipad, but has no helipad markings. There is a dangerous mixture of traffic in a confined area, and it is very confusing as to what starts and stops where.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CHARTER CARGO FLC INSTRUCTED TO TAXI FROM RAMP AND MONITOR GND. THEY WERE TOLD THEY HAD TAXIED ONTO A TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC. THERE WERE NO MARKINGS OR SIGNS INDICATING THE BEGINNING OF THE TXWY.
Narrative: OBTAINED CLRNC AND CONTACTED METERING WHILE ON THE FBO RAMP AT EWR. WE WERE TOLD TO MONITOR GND AS THE CAPT STARTED TO TAXI TOWARD THE TXWY FROM THE FBO RAMP. AS WE LEFT THE RAMP AND ENTERED WHAT IS LABELED AS 'N RAMP' ON THE CHARTS, WE WERE INFORMED BY GND THAT WE HAD TAXIED ONTO A TXWY WITHOUT CLRNC. WE SAW NO RAMP/TXWY DEMARCATION STRIPES ON THE PAVEMENT, NOR IS THERE A SIGN OR A PAIR OF HOLD LIGHTS, WHICH REALLY ARE NEEDED. THE AREA IS TORN UP DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE SEVERAL MARKED VEHICLE LANES, AND THE AREA IS USED AS A HELIPAD, BUT HAS NO HELIPAD MARKINGS. THERE IS A DANGEROUS MIXTURE OF TFC IN A CONFINED AREA, AND IT IS VERY CONFUSING AS TO WHAT STARTS AND STOPS WHERE.
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.