BE02 crew taxied onto wrong taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	402641
Time
Date	199805
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	402641
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	402640
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were taxiing from gate on taxiway south to hold short of taxiway C with midfield ramp. Short of taxiway C we contacted ground. Ground instructed us to taxi to runway 1R via taxiway J to K5, taxiway K to runway 1R. I was taxiing the aircraft. We misread the taxi chart and entered taxiway K at K1 instead of K5. After realizing we entered taxiway K at K1, we stopped. Before we could get a word in to ground to tell them we entered at K1 instead of K5 (we knew we were on taxiway K and were in no danger of entering the active runway), ground instructed us to continue taxiing on taxiway K to runway 1R. New taxiway lighting system with stop bars, etc, could have prevented our problem. We could have studied the chart closer so we would not have made this mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE02 CREW TAXIED ONTO WRONG TXWY.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING FROM GATE ON TXWY S TO HOLD SHORT OF TXWY C WITH MIDFIELD RAMP. SHORT OF TXWY C WE CONTACTED GND. GND INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI TO RWY 1R VIA TXWY J TO K5, TXWY K TO RWY 1R. I WAS TAXIING THE ACFT. WE MISREAD THE TAXI CHART AND ENTERED TXWY K AT K1 INSTEAD OF K5. AFTER REALIZING WE ENTERED TXWY K AT K1, WE STOPPED. BEFORE WE COULD GET A WORD IN TO GND TO TELL THEM WE ENTERED AT K1 INSTEAD OF K5 (WE KNEW WE WERE ON TXWY K AND WERE IN NO DANGER OF ENTERING THE ACTIVE RWY), GND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTINUE TAXIING ON TXWY K TO RWY 1R. NEW TXWY LIGHTING SYS WITH STOP BARS, ETC, COULD HAVE PREVENTED OUR PROB. WE COULD HAVE STUDIED THE CHART CLOSER SO WE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THIS MISTAKE.

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.