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Piper pilot follows ground control's instructions to the letter and ends up on an active runway at dwh, tx. The controller doesn't like it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465916 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dwh.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dwh.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 194 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 465916 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
While taxiing to depart runway 35L, at intersection of txwys K and east I stopped to orient myself. Ground advised he was 'holding traffic for you, I need you to move.' I asked 'should I continue straight ahead.' he replied, 'take a right, then a left.' I turned right onto taxiway east, then left onto what turned out to be runway 35R. Ground advised 'you have wandered onto an active runway, expedite to the nearest taxiway and exit' -- which I did, onto taxiway G and F. I completed the departure without further incident. I did not do a thorough job of understanding the airport txwys (even though I had proper documents), before I began to taxi. The controller did a less than adequate job of directing me to the correct taxiway. This occurred at david wayne hooks municipal, houston, tx, dwh.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PLT FOLLOWS GND CTL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER AND ENDS UP ON AN ACTIVE RWY AT DWH, TX. THE CTLR DOESN'T LIKE IT.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO DEPART RWY 35L, AT INTXN OF TXWYS K AND E I STOPPED TO ORIENT MYSELF. GND ADVISED HE WAS 'HOLDING TFC FOR YOU, I NEED YOU TO MOVE.' I ASKED 'SHOULD I CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD.' HE REPLIED, 'TAKE A R, THEN A L.' I TURNED R ONTO TXWY E, THEN L ONTO WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE RWY 35R. GND ADVISED 'YOU HAVE WANDERED ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY, EXPEDITE TO THE NEAREST TXWY AND EXIT' -- WHICH I DID, ONTO TXWY G AND F. I COMPLETED THE DEP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I DID NOT DO A THOROUGH JOB OF UNDERSTANDING THE ARPT TXWYS (EVEN THOUGH I HAD PROPER DOCUMENTS), BEFORE I BEGAN TO TAXI. THE CTLR DID A LESS THAN ADEQUATE JOB OF DIRECTING ME TO THE CORRECT TXWY. THIS OCCURRED AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MUNICIPAL, HOUSTON, TX, DWH.
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.