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Flight crew of MD80 becomes disoriented while taxiing across parallel runway after landing and taxies onto the runway. They notify ATC and are given clearance to taxi to next taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385201 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 385201 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 25L, mccarran international, las vegas, nv, we cleared the runway at taxiway A7. Tower instructed us to cross runway 25R and contact ground control. After clearing runway 25L at taxiway A7 and crossing taxiway a, I was at runway 25R and A7 intersection. I did not see taxiway A7 north of runway 25R and at that moment I thought that I had crossed runway 25R and was at the intersection of taxiway A7 and taxiway B, north of and parallel to runway 25R. I turned right and immediately realized that I had turned east on runway 25R. We notified tower of my error and were cleared to exit the runway at taxiway A6. Taxiway A7 requires an exaggerated left turn to cross runway 25R at taxiway A7. Facing north as I was when at the intersection of runway 25L and taxiway A7, it appeared to me that I was at the intersection of txwys A7 and B. There was no traffic conflict with this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MD80 BECOMES DISORIENTED WHILE TAXIING ACROSS PARALLEL RWY AFTER LNDG AND TAXIES ONTO THE RWY. THEY NOTIFY ATC AND ARE GIVEN CLRNC TO TAXI TO NEXT TXWY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 25L, MCCARRAN INTL, LAS VEGAS, NV, WE CLRED THE RWY AT TXWY A7. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO CROSS RWY 25R AND CONTACT GND CTL. AFTER CLRING RWY 25L AT TXWY A7 AND XING TXWY A, I WAS AT RWY 25R AND A7 INTXN. I DID NOT SEE TXWY A7 N OF RWY 25R AND AT THAT MOMENT I THOUGHT THAT I HAD CROSSED RWY 25R AND WAS AT THE INTXN OF TXWY A7 AND TXWY B, N OF AND PARALLEL TO RWY 25R. I TURNED R AND IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT I HAD TURNED E ON RWY 25R. WE NOTIFIED TWR OF MY ERROR AND WERE CLRED TO EXIT THE RWY AT TXWY A6. TXWY A7 REQUIRES AN EXAGGERATED L TURN TO CROSS RWY 25R AT TXWY A7. FACING N AS I WAS WHEN AT THE INTXN OF RWY 25L AND TXWY A7, IT APPEARED TO ME THAT I WAS AT THE INTXN OF TXWYS A7 AND B. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT WITH THIS SIT.
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.