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B727 captain inadvertently taxied onto a one way taxiway pointed in the wrong direction during taxi out for takeoff. Tower ground controller turned them right and routed them to the runway threshold hold short area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525736 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elp.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lex.tracon |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 525736 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After pushback from our gate in el paso, tx, I contacted ground control and was instructed to 'taxi to runway 8 and remain clear of the approach area.' the captain made a hard 180 degree turn and taxied forward about 100 ft or 150 ft to hold short of the approach area. We were now pointed the wrong way on taxiway F which is 'one way' in that location. ATC asked us to turn right and taxi down the ramp to hold short at a different location. The taxiway is well marked on the chart and in fact I had mentioned it on my approach briefing when we were inbound. I never saw, however, the 'do not enter' sign, which is charted to be at the taxiway entrance. Our situation was mainly due to lack of a thorough taxi plan. I plan to ensure we have a taxi plan in the future, even for short taxies, and perhaps painted markings on the pavement in el paso would help out there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CAPT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO A ONE WAY TXWY POINTED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION DURING TAXI OUT FOR TKOF. TWR GND CTLR TURNED THEM RIGHT AND ROUTED THEM TO THE RWY THRESHOLD HOLD SHORT AREA.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK FROM OUR GATE IN EL PASO, TX, I CONTACTED GND CTL AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO 'TAXI TO RWY 8 AND REMAIN CLR OF THE APCH AREA.' THE CAPT MADE A HARD 180 DEG TURN AND TAXIED FORWARD ABOUT 100 FT OR 150 FT TO HOLD SHORT OF THE APCH AREA. WE WERE NOW POINTED THE WRONG WAY ON TXWY F WHICH IS 'ONE WAY' IN THAT LOCATION. ATC ASKED US TO TURN R AND TAXI DOWN THE RAMP TO HOLD SHORT AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE TXWY IS WELL MARKED ON THE CHART AND IN FACT I HAD MENTIONED IT ON MY APCH BRIEFING WHEN WE WERE INBOUND. I NEVER SAW, HOWEVER, THE 'DO NOT ENTER' SIGN, WHICH IS CHARTED TO BE AT THE TXWY ENTRANCE. OUR SIT WAS MAINLY DUE TO LACK OF A THOROUGH TAXI PLAN. I PLAN TO ENSURE WE HAVE A TAXI PLAN IN THE FUTURE, EVEN FOR SHORT TAXIES, AND PERHAPS PAINTED MARKINGS ON THE PAVEMENT IN EL PASO WOULD HELP OUT THERE.
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.