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An small aircraft pilot, taxiing for takeoff at hvn, taxied across his departure runway without a clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536835 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hvn.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 580 flight time type : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 536835 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Tower cleared taxi to runway 20. Pilot entered taxiway G instead of taxiway F. Pilot looking for right turn to taxiway a, but took taxiway C instead of sharp right turn to taxiway a. Took taxiway C across runway 20 (unintentionally). Factors: nights, txwys a, G, C, and runway 20 all converge in 1 place, unfamiliar with airport. Pilot thought runway 14/32 was runway 02/20. Actions/inactions: pilot should have indicated unfamiliar and asked for assistance. Ground could easily see plane and was not watching (no other airport activity was occurring). Aircraft has poor taxi lights. Pilot did have airport diagram. Pilot should have looked at heading indicator.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT HVN, TAXIED ACROSS HIS DEP RWY WITHOUT A CLRNC.
Narrative: TWR CLRED TAXI TO RWY 20. PLT ENTERED TXWY G INSTEAD OF TXWY F. PLT LOOKING FOR R TURN TO TXWY A, BUT TOOK TXWY C INSTEAD OF SHARP R TURN TO TXWY A. TOOK TXWY C ACROSS RWY 20 (UNINTENTIONALLY). FACTORS: NIGHTS, TXWYS A, G, C, AND RWY 20 ALL CONVERGE IN 1 PLACE, UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT. PLT THOUGHT RWY 14/32 WAS RWY 02/20. ACTIONS/INACTIONS: PLT SHOULD HAVE INDICATED UNFAMILIAR AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. GND COULD EASILY SEE PLANE AND WAS NOT WATCHING (NO OTHER ARPT ACTIVITY WAS OCCURRING). ACFT HAS POOR TAXI LIGHTS. PLT DID HAVE ARPT DIAGRAM. PLT SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT HEADING INDICATOR.
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.