<< >> NASA ASRS Report 388300, December 1997

Cpr pilot taxied onto runway without ATC clearance, being distracted with landing checklist procedures. Tower ground controller redirected aircraft to proper FBO location. Captain first officer unfamiliar with airport.

Attributes
ACN	388300
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 13
ASRS Report	388300
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 22R at ord we contacted ground frequency and were told to taxi to the FBO via taxiway H, then a right onto runway 32R pad, then a right on taxiway a. While taxiing on taxiway H, I was completing my after landing checklist while my partner was taxiing. Somehow with my head down we missed the right turn on runway 32R pad and taxied across the approach end of runway 32R. We realized what we did and contacted ground for assistance. He redirected us to the FBO and asked us if we knew what we did. We responded with an affirmative, and it was left at that. I feel I should have waited to complete the after landing check and should have had my eyes looking outside, seeing that we were both unfamiliar with the field. I believe the next time I will hold off on the after landing check or until we know exactly where we are going.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR PLT TAXIED ONTO RWY WITHOUT ATC CLRNC, BEING DISTRACTED WITH LNDG CHKLIST PROCS. TWR GND CTLR REDIRECTED ACFT TO PROPER FBO LOCATION. CAPT FO UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 22R AT ORD WE CONTACTED GND FREQ AND WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO THE FBO VIA TXWY H, THEN A R ONTO RWY 32R PAD, THEN A R ON TXWY A. WHILE TAXIING ON TXWY H, I WAS COMPLETING MY AFTER LNDG CHKLIST WHILE MY PARTNER WAS TAXIING. SOMEHOW WITH MY HEAD DOWN WE MISSED THE R TURN ON RWY 32R PAD AND TAXIED ACROSS THE APCH END OF RWY 32R. WE REALIZED WHAT WE DID AND CONTACTED GND FOR ASSISTANCE. HE REDIRECTED US TO THE FBO AND ASKED US IF WE KNEW WHAT WE DID. WE RESPONDED WITH AN AFFIRMATIVE, AND IT WAS LEFT AT THAT. I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE WAITED TO COMPLETE THE AFTER LNDG CHK AND SHOULD HAVE HAD MY EYES LOOKING OUTSIDE, SEEING THAT WE WERE BOTH UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FIELD. I BELIEVE THE NEXT TIME I WILL HOLD OFF ON THE AFTER LNDG CHK OR UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE GOING.

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.