<< >> NASA ASRS Report 475520, June 2000

A C500 citation jet taxies onto runway 17 and does not clear the runway when advised to taxi via the taxiway, not pausing on the runway at hou, tx.

Attributes
ACN	475520
Time
Date	200006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	475520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the captain and PNF on taxi out to runway 12R at hou. While holding for departure at runway 12R the tower controller suddenly asked if we could take runway 17. Being unfamiliar and somewhat rushed the PF taxied onto runway 12R briefly then onto runway 17 instead of taxiing across runway 12R and to runway 17 via taxiway as instructed. Contributing to the incident was the fact that the crew was unfamiliar with hou, darkness and poor signage. In the future I would prefer to accept the original runway assignment rather than be rushed into making another serious mistake.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C500 CITATION JET TAXIES ONTO RWY 17 AND DOES NOT CLR THE RWY WHEN ADVISED TO TAXI VIA THE TXWY, NOT PAUSING ON THE RWY AT HOU, TX.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT AND PNF ON TAXI OUT TO RWY 12R AT HOU. WHILE HOLDING FOR DEP AT RWY 12R THE TWR CTLR SUDDENLY ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE RWY 17. BEING UNFAMILIAR AND SOMEWHAT RUSHED THE PF TAXIED ONTO RWY 12R BRIEFLY THEN ONTO RWY 17 INSTEAD OF TAXIING ACROSS RWY 12R AND TO RWY 17 VIA TXWY AS INSTRUCTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE FACT THAT THE CREW WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH HOU, DARKNESS AND POOR SIGNAGE. IN THE FUTURE I WOULD PREFER TO ACCEPT THE ORIGINAL RWY ASSIGNMENT RATHER THAN BE RUSHED INTO MAKING ANOTHER SERIOUS MISTAKE.

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.