<< >> NASA ASRS Report 538552, February 2002

Runway incursion when a PA32 cargo pilot inadvertently enters the active runway, runway 19R, at fai, ak.

Attributes
ACN	538552
Time
Date	200202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fai.airport
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	538552
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : returned to original clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the PIC/captain of and sole occupant of aircraft X, a PA32R lance. I was cleared to taxi and hold short of runway 19R at pafa. A break in my normal cockpit routine, coupled with the radio not being busy, I inadvertently entered runway 19R. I quickly cleared the runway, told ground control and asked if they required a report from me. Their response was negative, and they (ground control) cleared me for the rest of the taxi. These things I feel I must stress: 1) I am continually visually checking my aircraft to avoid potential conflicts, there was no traffic delayed or diverted due to my error. 2) I have taken steps within my cockpit to avoid this from recurring.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION WHEN A PA32 CARGO PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERS THE ACTIVE RWY, RWY 19R, AT FAI, AK.

Narrative: I WAS THE PIC/CAPT OF AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF ACFT X, A PA32R LANCE. I WAS CLRED TO TAXI AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19R AT PAFA. A BREAK IN MY NORMAL COCKPIT ROUTINE, COUPLED WITH THE RADIO NOT BEING BUSY, I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED RWY 19R. I QUICKLY CLRED THE RWY, TOLD GND CTL AND ASKED IF THEY REQUIRED A RPT FROM ME. THEIR RESPONSE WAS NEGATIVE, AND THEY (GND CTL) CLRED ME FOR THE REST OF THE TAXI. THESE THINGS I FEEL I MUST STRESS: 1) I AM CONTINUALLY VISUALLY CHKING MY ACFT TO AVOID POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, THERE WAS NO TFC DELAYED OR DIVERTED DUE TO MY ERROR. 2) I HAVE TAKEN STEPS WITHIN MY COCKPIT TO AVOID THIS FROM RECURRING.

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.