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A B737-800 captain, taxiing at bwi, inadvertently taxied into an area that was restr for parking only.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451555 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 451555 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : ramp ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | construction : bwi.airport lighting : bwi.airport markings : bwi.airport procedure or policy : bwi.airport |
Narrative:
After landing and exiting runway 10 at bwi we were told to taxi to our gate. There were a large number of construction barricades with flashing lights on the ramp and taxiway near the entrance to our terminal ramp. It was dark and difficult to see the taxiway because of the construction. I had not flown into bwi recently and had forgotten that the area where I entered the ramp was restr to parking only. Ground control was busy, but I should have stopped and confirmed the taxiway entrance onto the ramp. Several txwys converge in that area, so at night with construction it is difficult to see the proper ramp entrance. Better markings would also have helped.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 CAPT, TAXIING AT BWI, INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO AN AREA THAT WAS RESTR FOR PARKING ONLY.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AND EXITING RWY 10 AT BWI WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO OUR GATE. THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES WITH FLASHING LIGHTS ON THE RAMP AND TXWY NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO OUR TERMINAL RAMP. IT WAS DARK AND DIFFICULT TO SEE THE TXWY BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION. I HAD NOT FLOWN INTO BWI RECENTLY AND HAD FORGOTTEN THAT THE AREA WHERE I ENTERED THE RAMP WAS RESTR TO PARKING ONLY. GND CTL WAS BUSY, BUT I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED AND CONFIRMED THE TXWY ENTRANCE ONTO THE RAMP. SEVERAL TXWYS CONVERGE IN THAT AREA, SO AT NIGHT WITH CONSTRUCTION IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THE PROPER RAMP ENTRANCE. BETTER MARKINGS WOULD ALSO HAVE HELPED.
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.