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MD88 captain failed to stop prior to entering the active runway to which he was cleared due to misunderstanding that runway hold short instruction rescinded did not include the runway to which he was cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549190 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hou.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 | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 99 flight time total : 8220 flight time type : 3611 |
| ASRS Report | 549190 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was told to 'taxi to runway 12R, hold short runway 12L.' while proceeding as cleared, ground said 'no need to hold short anymore.' I said to my copilot, 'he said I don't need to hold short, right?' my copilot said, 'that's right.' I then heard the ground controller say 'hey, it looks like you missed the hold short line for runway 12R, stop there and contact tower.' we contacted tower, were cleared for takeoff, and nothing else was said. No traffic conflict occurred. The problem was the misperception that was caused by the statement 'no need to hold short anymore.' I allowed that statement to lead me to think I didn't have to hold short of any runway, including the runway I was cleared to taxi to. To prevent this in the future, ask for a clarification any time there is the slightest doubt as to what your clearance is.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 CAPT FAILED TO STOP PRIOR TO ENTERING THE ACTIVE RWY TO WHICH HE WAS CLRED DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING THAT RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION RESCINDED DID NOT INCLUDE THE RWY TO WHICH HE WAS CLRED.
Narrative: I WAS TOLD TO 'TAXI TO RWY 12R, HOLD SHORT RWY 12L.' WHILE PROCEEDING AS CLRED, GND SAID 'NO NEED TO HOLD SHORT ANYMORE.' I SAID TO MY COPLT, 'HE SAID I DON'T NEED TO HOLD SHORT, RIGHT?' MY COPLT SAID, 'THAT'S RIGHT.' I THEN HEARD THE GND CTLR SAY 'HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MISSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE FOR RWY 12R, STOP THERE AND CONTACT TWR.' WE CONTACTED TWR, WERE CLRED FOR TKOF, AND NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID. NO TFC CONFLICT OCCURRED. THE PROB WAS THE MISPERCEPTION THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE STATEMENT 'NO NEED TO HOLD SHORT ANYMORE.' I ALLOWED THAT STATEMENT TO LEAD ME TO THINK I DIDN'T HAVE TO HOLD SHORT OF ANY RWY, INCLUDING THE RWY I WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO. TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE, ASK FOR A CLARIFICATION ANY TIME THERE IS THE SLIGHTEST DOUBT AS TO WHAT YOUR CLRNC IS.
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.