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Air carrier B737 crossed runway 12R hold line to allow room for another aircraft behind them between the parallel runways as reporter thought landing traffic was for another runway; aircraft landed runway 12R.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401915 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 401915 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 401912 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Cleared by tower to taxi from holding short of runway 12L to runway 12R. When crossing runway 17, I could see an aircraft on final for what appeared to be runway 17. Another aircraft behind us was cleared to taxi also to runway 12R. (In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have been so concerned with the aircraft that was following us, but having only been to hobby one other time, the distance between those runways didn't appear to me to be sufficient to allow both of us to hold short.) thinking that the aircraft on final was going to runway 17, I went over the hold short line in order to provide space for the aircraft following us to be clear of runway 17. As it turned out, the landing aircraft was landing on runway 12R. No call was received from tower, and the aircraft landed without incident. My perceptions: as I am sure it has been well documented, the northwest corner of hobby airport is very tight and easily confusing. Tower could have helped by saying that traffic was landing on runway 12R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR B737 CROSSED RWY 12R HOLD LINE TO ALLOW ROOM FOR ANOTHER ACFT BEHIND THEM BTWN THE PARALLEL RWYS AS RPTR THOUGHT LNDG TFC WAS FOR ANOTHER RWY; ACFT LANDED RWY 12R.
Narrative: CLRED BY TWR TO TAXI FROM HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 12L TO RWY 12R. WHEN CROSSING RWY 17, I COULD SEE AN ACFT ON FINAL FOR WHAT APPEARED TO BE RWY 17. ANOTHER ACFT BEHIND US WAS CLRED TO TAXI ALSO TO RWY 12R. (IN RETROSPECT, I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO CONCERNED WITH THE ACFT THAT WAS FOLLOWING US, BUT HAVING ONLY BEEN TO HOBBY ONE OTHER TIME, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THOSE RWYS DIDN'T APPEAR TO ME TO BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW BOTH OF US TO HOLD SHORT.) THINKING THAT THE ACFT ON FINAL WAS GOING TO RWY 17, I WENT OVER THE HOLD SHORT LINE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR THE ACFT FOLLOWING US TO BE CLR OF RWY 17. AS IT TURNED OUT, THE LANDING ACFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 12R. NO CALL WAS RECEIVED FROM TWR, AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MY PERCEPTIONS: AS I AM SURE IT HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED, THE NW CORNER OF HOBBY ARPT IS VERY TIGHT AND EASILY CONFUSING. TWR COULD HAVE HELPED BY SAYING THAT TFC WAS LANDING ON RWY 12R.
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.