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C560 flight crew mistakenly started taxiing to a closed runway and while doing so taxied across an active runway approach end. Tower controller noticed reporter's mistake and turned them around and issued hold short of the active runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535939 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ags.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ags.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 535939 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Taxiing sbound on ramp area. Crossed departure end of runway 26, which was active. Ground controller noted aircraft was taxiing sbound for departure off runway 35/17, which was closed. Instructed to do 180 degree turn on taxiway. Held short of runway 26 on south side, received taxi clearance to cross runway and proceed eastbound on parallel taxiway for runway 26 departure. ATC/ground controller made no comments about taxiing. There were no aircraft in the pattern or using runway. Ground controller/tower controller was same individual. There was a CE550 taxiing out for departure on parallel for runway 26. Only 2 aircraft being handled by ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C560 FLC MISTAKENLY STARTED TAXIING TO A CLOSED RWY AND WHILE DOING SO TAXIED ACROSS AN ACTIVE RWY APCH END. TWR CTLR NOTICED RPTR'S MISTAKE AND TURNED THEM AROUND AND ISSUED HOLD SHORT OF THE ACTIVE RWY.
Narrative: TAXIING SBOUND ON RAMP AREA. CROSSED DEP END OF RWY 26, WHICH WAS ACTIVE. GND CTLR NOTED ACFT WAS TAXIING SBOUND FOR DEP OFF RWY 35/17, WHICH WAS CLOSED. INSTRUCTED TO DO 180 DEG TURN ON TXWY. HELD SHORT OF RWY 26 ON S SIDE, RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC TO CROSS RWY AND PROCEED EBOUND ON PARALLEL TXWY FOR RWY 26 DEP. ATC/GND CTLR MADE NO COMMENTS ABOUT TAXIING. THERE WERE NO ACFT IN THE PATTERN OR USING RWY. GND CTLR/TWR CTLR WAS SAME INDIVIDUAL. THERE WAS A CE550 TAXIING OUT FOR DEP ON PARALLEL FOR RWY 26. ONLY 2 ACFT BEING HANDLED BY ATC.
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.