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Captain of an airbus 319 forgot to advise ground control when turning onto a requested taxiway. Due to fog, the tower controller cannot see the taxiing aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465433 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jax.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 20006 flight time type : 57 |
| ASRS Report | 465433 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Very low visibility and fog. Controller asked us to report turning onto taxiway a. Keep in mind we were cleared all the way to the runway (taxi to runway 7 via taxiway J and taxiway a). We simply forgot to tell the controller. We were busy making sure we were going on the right taxiway. The fog made it very distracting. We were also doing our before takeoff checklist. The controller wanted this report because he couldn't see us. Next time I will put a reminder in front of me and keep it in front of me until I make the required call. There was no conflict or incident that occurred as a result of this incident. We taxied and took off without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN AIRBUS 319 FORGOT TO ADVISE GND CTL WHEN TURNING ONTO A REQUESTED TXWY. DUE TO FOG, THE TWR CTLR CANNOT SEE THE TAXIING ACFT.
Narrative: VERY LOW VISIBILITY AND FOG. CTLR ASKED US TO RPT TURNING ONTO TXWY A. KEEP IN MIND WE WERE CLRED ALL THE WAY TO THE RWY (TAXI TO RWY 7 VIA TXWY J AND TXWY A). WE SIMPLY FORGOT TO TELL THE CTLR. WE WERE BUSY MAKING SURE WE WERE GOING ON THE RIGHT TXWY. THE FOG MADE IT VERY DISTRACTING. WE WERE ALSO DOING OUR BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. THE CTLR WANTED THIS RPT BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SEE US. NEXT TIME I WILL PUT A REMINDER IN FRONT OF ME AND KEEP IT IN FRONT OF ME UNTIL I MAKE THE REQUIRED CALL. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OR INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. WE TAXIED AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.