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Attributes | |
ACN | 456490 |
Time | |
Date | 199912 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
State Reference | DC |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Weather Elements | Rain |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : holding |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 200 |
ASRS Report | 456490 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 75 |
ASRS Report | 456488 |
Events | |
Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Instructions were taxi taxiway P, taxiway J, hold short runway 15 at taxiway J. I began taxi out in heavy rain on taxiway P, made left turn to (what I thought was taxiway K) actually taxiway J, noticed taxi lights on small island at south finger out (hazard). This distraction me. I thought I was on taxiway K but was actually on taxiway J. I began a right turn and was stopped by my first officer's saying stop runway 19. I at that same moment saw the red sign on the left and also heard ground say stop. There was an aircraft taking off on runway 19. We stopped well before the hold line with no incursion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN A320 BECAME DISORIENTED DURING TAXI OUT DURING DAWN LIGHTING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN TURNING ON THE WRONG TXWY.
Narrative: INSTRUCTIONS WERE TAXI TXWY P, TXWY J, HOLD SHORT RWY 15 AT TXWY J. I BEGAN TAXI OUT IN HVY RAIN ON TXWY P, MADE L TURN TO (WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TXWY K) ACTUALLY TXWY J, NOTICED TAXI LIGHTS ON SMALL ISLAND AT S FINGER OUT (HAZARD). THIS DISTR ME. I THOUGHT I WAS ON TXWY K BUT WAS ACTUALLY ON TXWY J. I BEGAN A R TURN AND WAS STOPPED BY MY FO'S SAYING STOP RWY 19. I AT THAT SAME MOMENT SAW THE RED SIGN ON THE L AND ALSO HEARD GND SAY STOP. THERE WAS AN ACFT TAKING OFF ON RWY 19. WE STOPPED WELL BEFORE THE HOLD LINE WITH NO INCURSION.
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.