B737-500 crew, taxiing for takeoff at elp, taxied past a point where ATC had cleared them.

Attributes
ACN	539508
Time
Date	200202
Day	Thu
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
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 245 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	539508
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	539509
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to original clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground cleared us to taxi to runway 4 and hold at taxiway C. We complied. When arriving at taxiway C, we advised ground we would be delayed due to an aircraft problem. Approximately 10 mins later, we called tower ready to go. Tower cleared us to taxi up to and hold short of runway 4. We taxied past taxiway C to next intersection (on 10-9 page, runway 4/22 overrun seemed to be at this intersection) and held short of runway 4. There were hold lines and a sign that read 'approach 4.' tower called and told us to turn right and go back to taxiway C. Had we done that, we would have turned onto overrun for runway 4/22. We called and suggested left u-turn back to taxiway C. Tower agreed. Tower apparently wanted us to taxi onto taxiway C and hold short of runway 4 rather than use next intersection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-500 CREW, TAXIING FOR TKOF AT ELP, TAXIED PAST A POINT WHERE ATC HAD CLRED THEM.

Narrative: GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 4 AND HOLD AT TXWY C. WE COMPLIED. WHEN ARRIVING AT TXWY C, WE ADVISED GND WE WOULD BE DELAYED DUE TO AN ACFT PROB. APPROX 10 MINS LATER, WE CALLED TWR READY TO GO. TWR CLRED US TO TAXI UP TO AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4. WE TAXIED PAST TXWY C TO NEXT INTXN (ON 10-9 PAGE, RWY 4/22 OVERRUN SEEMED TO BE AT THIS INTXN) AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 4. THERE WERE HOLD LINES AND A SIGN THAT READ 'APCH 4.' TWR CALLED AND TOLD US TO TURN R AND GO BACK TO TXWY C. HAD WE DONE THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TURNED ONTO OVERRUN FOR RWY 4/22. WE CALLED AND SUGGESTED L U-TURN BACK TO TXWY C. TWR AGREED. TWR APPARENTLY WANTED US TO TAXI ONTO TXWY C AND HOLD SHORT OF RWY 4 RATHER THAN USE NEXT INTXN.

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.