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A B36 pilot, while crossing a runway at dal, was unable to see exiting taxiway sign, turned onto runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531659 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dal.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 321 |
| ASRS Report | 531659 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | construction : dal.airport design : dal.airport markings : dal.airport signage : dal.airport |
Narrative:
I am writing you about taxiway signage that is difficult to see. The signage is at dal. My concern is that if a pilot of a low cockpit aircraft is told to expedite across a runway to the other side, they will not be able to find the entrance to the corresponding taxiway on the other side. My concern comes about because when I was taxiing, I was cleared to cross runway 31R at taxiway A1 and I could not see the entrance on the other side. I thought it veered at a 45 degree angle to the right so I turned onto the runway and then realized it was straight ahead. I made a 180 degree and turned onto it. There was no traffic landing so it was not a big deal. If someone was in a hurry to cross and there was traffic on short final and the ground traffic turned onto the runway there could be a major problem. I believe there are many txwys like this and I believe it is a problem for low cockpit aircraft. I believe the problem can be alleviated by using the blown up airport diagram, and I will make sure I use it from now on. I hope this can prevent others from learning the way I did. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: a dal tower specialist revealed that, txwys A1 and B1 have signs depicting their respective location.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B36 PLT, WHILE XING A RWY AT DAL, WAS UNABLE TO SEE EXITING TXWY SIGN, TURNED ONTO RWY.
Narrative: I AM WRITING YOU ABOUT TXWY SIGNAGE THAT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE SIGNAGE IS AT DAL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF A PLT OF A LOW COCKPIT ACFT IS TOLD TO EXPEDITE ACROSS A RWY TO THE OTHER SIDE, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE ENTRANCE TO THE CORRESPONDING TXWY ON THE OTHER SIDE. MY CONCERN COMES ABOUT BECAUSE WHEN I WAS TAXIING, I WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 31R AT TXWY A1 AND I COULD NOT SEE THE ENTRANCE ON THE OTHER SIDE. I THOUGHT IT VEERED AT A 45 DEG ANGLE TO THE R SO I TURNED ONTO THE RWY AND THEN REALIZED IT WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD. I MADE A 180 DEG AND TURNED ONTO IT. THERE WAS NO TFC LNDG SO IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. IF SOMEONE WAS IN A HURRY TO CROSS AND THERE WAS TFC ON SHORT FINAL AND THE GND TFC TURNED ONTO THE RWY THERE COULD BE A MAJOR PROB. I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY TXWYS LIKE THIS AND I BELIEVE IT IS A PROB FOR LOW COCKPIT ACFT. I BELIEVE THE PROB CAN BE ALLEVIATED BY USING THE BLOWN UP ARPT DIAGRAM, AND I WILL MAKE SURE I USE IT FROM NOW ON. I HOPE THIS CAN PREVENT OTHERS FROM LEARNING THE WAY I DID. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: A DAL TWR SPECIALIST REVEALED THAT, TXWYS A1 AND B1 HAVE SIGNS DEPICTING THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCATION.
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.