<< >> NASA ASRS Report 541715, March 2002

A near runway incursion when the PIC of a taxiing B747-200 is distraction with the problem of turning his aircraft around on a narrow runway, less than 150 ft wide at enva, first officer.

Attributes
ACN	541715
Time
Date	200203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : enva.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Snow Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-200
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 : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	541715
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Situations
Airport	design : enva.airport

Narrative:

Taxi for takeoff at trondheim, norway, runway 27. Instructed to hold short of runway. We needed to back taxi and turn around. First officer suddenly noticed runway was too narrow to turn around on. Temporarily forgetting about the hold short clearance, I taxied closer to the runway to see how we were going to turn around. Before entering the runway, the first officer saved me by stating 'me didn't think we had clearance to taxi into position yet.' I hit the brakes. He was right. My mind was occupied with the turn, and convinced myself we were cleared into position. Loss of concentration from long duty day and lots of flying in last 4-5 days.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NEAR RWY INCURSION WHEN THE PIC OF A TAXIING B747-200 IS DISTR WITH THE PROB OF TURNING HIS ACFT AROUND ON A NARROW RWY, LESS THAN 150 FT WIDE AT ENVA, FO.

Narrative: TAXI FOR TKOF AT TRONDHEIM, NORWAY, RWY 27. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY. WE NEEDED TO BACK TAXI AND TURN AROUND. FO SUDDENLY NOTICED RWY WAS TOO NARROW TO TURN AROUND ON. TEMPORARILY FORGETTING ABOUT THE HOLD SHORT CLRNC, I TAXIED CLOSER TO THE RWY TO SEE HOW WE WERE GOING TO TURN AROUND. BEFORE ENTERING THE RWY, THE FO SAVED ME BY STATING 'ME DIDN'T THINK WE HAD CLRNC TO TAXI INTO POS YET.' I HIT THE BRAKES. HE WAS RIGHT. MY MIND WAS OCCUPIED WITH THE TURN, AND CONVINCED MYSELF WE WERE CLRED INTO POS. LOSS OF CONCENTRATION FROM LONG DUTY DAY AND LOTS OF FLYING IN LAST 4-5 DAYS.

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.