Runway incursion by the flight crew of a lear 45 at sjc, ca.

Attributes
ACN	541737
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Learjet 45
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	541737
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At sjc, I was PIC of a learjet 45 flight from sjc to vny. I failed to follow taxi instructions and taxied from ramp following another aircraft onto runway 30R at sjc. Although I did taxi onto runway 30R on my way to runway 30L, runway 30R had been closed for the past yr or more as well as for my previous arrival and departure earlier in that same day. All of the circumstances of my actions could have been avoided by focusing on my taxi instructions and not assuming runway 30R was still closed. My assumption runway 30R being closed was obviously wrong. Another solution is to read back my taxi clearance, which ATC claims I never accomplished, so the ground controller never got a chance to catch my ingrained thought process.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION BY THE FLC OF A LEAR 45 AT SJC, CA.

Narrative: AT SJC, I WAS PIC OF A LEARJET 45 FLT FROM SJC TO VNY. I FAILED TO FOLLOW TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND TAXIED FROM RAMP FOLLOWING ANOTHER ACFT ONTO RWY 30R AT SJC. ALTHOUGH I DID TAXI ONTO RWY 30R ON MY WAY TO RWY 30L, RWY 30R HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR THE PAST YR OR MORE AS WELL AS FOR MY PREVIOUS ARR AND DEP EARLIER IN THAT SAME DAY. ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF MY ACTIONS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY FOCUSING ON MY TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND NOT ASSUMING RWY 30R WAS STILL CLOSED. MY ASSUMPTION RWY 30R BEING CLOSED WAS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. ANOTHER SOLUTION IS TO READ BACK MY TAXI CLRNC, WHICH ATC CLAIMS I NEVER ACCOMPLISHED, SO THE GND CTLR NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO CATCH MY INGRAINED THOUGHT PROCESS.

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.