<< >> NASA ASRS Report 392981, February 1998

As a super MD80 taxies for takeoff at ord, il, the flight crew has a runway incursion. First officer admits to not helping captain during taxi to runway.

Attributes
ACN	392981
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
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
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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
ASRS Report	392981
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	392980
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi runway 32 for T10 intersection departure from gate ab via A13, M2, M and T. Overshot turn from M to T and entered runway 32. Tower noted incursion and cleared us for takeoff prior to reaching other side. No other traffic was using runway and no conflict with other aircraft occurred. Reason for my error was failure to use 20-9 airport diagram to check taxi route. While performing before takeoff checks I observed 2 aircraft holding directly ahead on the M pad and the T10 sign near them and assumed that was where I was cleared to taxi. Fortunately no other aircraft were cleared. Supplemental information from acn 392980: overshot turn from M to T and entered runway. Tower noted incursion and cleared us for takeoff. I recognized the error but did not speak up quickly or clearly. Had my head in the cockpit when I should have been helping the captain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AS A SUPER MD80 TAXIES FOR TKOF AT ORD, IL, THE FLC HAS A RWY INCURSION. FO ADMITS TO NOT HELPING CAPT DURING TAXI TO RWY.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI RWY 32 FOR T10 INTXN DEP FROM GATE AB VIA A13, M2, M AND T. OVERSHOT TURN FROM M TO T AND ENTERED RWY 32. TWR NOTED INCURSION AND CLRED US FOR TKOF PRIOR TO REACHING OTHER SIDE. NO OTHER TFC WAS USING RWY AND NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT OCCURRED. REASON FOR MY ERROR WAS FAILURE TO USE 20-9 ARPT DIAGRAM TO CHK TAXI RTE. WHILE PERFORMING BEFORE TKOF CHKS I OBSERVED 2 ACFT HOLDING DIRECTLY AHEAD ON THE M PAD AND THE T10 SIGN NEAR THEM AND ASSUMED THAT WAS WHERE I WAS CLRED TO TAXI. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER ACFT WERE CLRED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 392980: OVERSHOT TURN FROM M TO T AND ENTERED RWY. TWR NOTED INCURSION AND CLRED US FOR TKOF. I RECOGNIZED THE ERROR BUT DID NOT SPEAK UP QUICKLY OR CLRLY. HAD MY HEAD IN THE COCKPIT WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN HELPING THE CAPT.

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.