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Pilot taxies out for takeoff at rialto municipal airport (ca) and inadvertently departed on a taxiway. Claims poor markings and tall grass a problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : l67 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 1740 |
| ASRS Report | 410489 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Approximately XA30 local hours while taxiing out to runway 24, currently in use. Note: there was very little activity at the airport most of the day. Taxiing from FBO west to east. Cleared and crossed runways 17/35. Found the end of the taxiway blocked at the east end. A 180 degree turn was made and at that time faded hatched (yellow) stripes were noted. Taxied back to runways 17/35 intersection, turned right on runway 17/35 (north) and proceeded to runway 24. Reviewing the airport flight guide leads to indicate runways 17/35 as a north taxiway. Expediting taxi to runway 24, turned west and announced on 122.8 taking/departing runway 24 with a downwind departure to the east. Just before lift-off I realized I wasn't on runway 24, but the center taxiway. The takeoff was continued and the area cleared. Factors contributed to the situation: south taxiway poorly marked. High grass between runway and txwys. Flight guide indicated south taxiway through to runway 24. Being unfamiliar with the airport. Suggestions: mark or remark the south taxiway. Weed whack the high grass. Correct the flight guide to show south taxiway not through to runway 24.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT TAXIES OUT FOR TKOF AT RIALTO MUNICIPAL ARPT (CA) AND INADVERTENTLY DEPARTED ON A TXWY. CLAIMS POOR MARKINGS AND TALL GRASS A PROB.
Narrative: APPROX XA30 LCL HRS WHILE TAXIING OUT TO RWY 24, CURRENTLY IN USE. NOTE: THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ACTIVITY AT THE ARPT MOST OF THE DAY. TAXIING FROM FBO W TO E. CLRED AND CROSSED RWYS 17/35. FOUND THE END OF THE TXWY BLOCKED AT THE E END. A 180 DEG TURN WAS MADE AND AT THAT TIME FADED HATCHED (YELLOW) STRIPES WERE NOTED. TAXIED BACK TO RWYS 17/35 INTXN, TURNED R ON RWY 17/35 (N) AND PROCEEDED TO RWY 24. REVIEWING THE ARPT FLT GUIDE LEADS TO INDICATE RWYS 17/35 AS A N TXWY. EXPEDITING TAXI TO RWY 24, TURNED W AND ANNOUNCED ON 122.8 TAKING/DEPARTING RWY 24 WITH A DOWNWIND DEP TO THE E. JUST BEFORE LIFT-OFF I REALIZED I WASN'T ON RWY 24, BUT THE CTR TXWY. THE TKOF WAS CONTINUED AND THE AREA CLRED. FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SIT: S TXWY POORLY MARKED. HIGH GRASS BTWN RWY AND TXWYS. FLT GUIDE INDICATED S TXWY THROUGH TO RWY 24. BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT. SUGGESTIONS: MARK OR REMARK THE S TXWY. WEED WHACK THE HIGH GRASS. CORRECT THE FLT GUIDE TO SHOW S TXWY NOT THROUGH TO RWY 24.
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.