A B737 flight crew failed to follow clearance and taxied on to a runway at cle.

Attributes
ACN	428239
Time
Date	199902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	428239
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Deiced because of snow. After complete, were given taxiway west for an intersection takeoff on runway 23L. While taxiing and doing post deice and before takeoff procedures and checklists, the captain taxied onto runway 28 at taxiway U. Ground instructed us to do a 180 degree turn and taxi to runway 23L at taxiway west. Contributing to this event were a short taxi, extra considerations caused by the snow and deice, the fact that we had seen other aircraft taxi onto runway 28 at taxiway U, the fact that last time I was in cleveland we did taxi on taxiway U and hold short of runway 23L on runway 28. The airport diagram can also be confusing if you glance at it in a hurry as there is a taxiway that is closed between taxiway U and taxiway west but is only shown as 2 X's on the diagram (10-9 page) while on our company airport advisory page on a bigger map the taxiway is not shown at all. Despite numerous runway incursions at this airport by many aircraft, it is still possible to make a mistake. As a possible solution, I would suggest closing the taxiway U entrance onto runway 28 and rename all of taxiway west, except for the short part that allows entrance onto runway 23L&right.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLC FAILED TO FOLLOW CLRNC AND TAXIED ON TO A RWY AT CLE.

Narrative: DEICED BECAUSE OF SNOW. AFTER COMPLETE, WERE GIVEN TXWY W FOR AN INTXN TKOF ON RWY 23L. WHILE TAXIING AND DOING POST DEICE AND BEFORE TKOF PROCS AND CHKLISTS, THE CAPT TAXIED ONTO RWY 28 AT TXWY U. GND INSTRUCTED US TO DO A 180 DEG TURN AND TAXI TO RWY 23L AT TXWY W. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EVENT WERE A SHORT TAXI, EXTRA CONSIDERATIONS CAUSED BY THE SNOW AND DEICE, THE FACT THAT WE HAD SEEN OTHER ACFT TAXI ONTO RWY 28 AT TXWY U, THE FACT THAT LAST TIME I WAS IN CLEVELAND WE DID TAXI ON TXWY U AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 23L ON RWY 28. THE ARPT DIAGRAM CAN ALSO BE CONFUSING IF YOU GLANCE AT IT IN A HURRY AS THERE IS A TXWY THAT IS CLOSED BTWN TXWY U AND TXWY W BUT IS ONLY SHOWN AS 2 X'S ON THE DIAGRAM (10-9 PAGE) WHILE ON OUR COMPANY ARPT ADVISORY PAGE ON A BIGGER MAP THE TXWY IS NOT SHOWN AT ALL. DESPITE NUMEROUS RWY INCURSIONS AT THIS ARPT BY MANY ACFT, IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO MAKE A MISTAKE. AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, I WOULD SUGGEST CLOSING THE TXWY U ENTRANCE ONTO RWY 28 AND RENAME ALL OF TXWY W, EXCEPT FOR THE SHORT PART THAT ALLOWS ENTRANCE ONTO RWY 23L&R.

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.