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Jet STAR captain unknowingly crossed active runway during taxi out due to believing that a new runway was not yet opened, or a taxiway, since no runway signs were observed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549752 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream Series Commuter Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 549752 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Pilot flying left seat to get recurrent. Made left turn to hold short crossing runway 15R iah. No runway signs erected. Newly opened runway. Failed to stop prior to crossing. Crossing other aircraft is airborne passed well overhead. Pilot flying familiar with airport and was under impression runway was still closed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that none of the three crew members on board (one in the jumpseat as an observer) noticed the runway sign which they did see the next day after going back to look over the area of their mistake. The reporter was not familiar with the airport layout and when the other crew members said that they believed the new runway to be closed, and there was construction activity nearby, reporter believed it to be inactive. However, when a general aviation aircraft flew overhead as they crossed the runway, they suspected that it was open and active. Subsequently, the tower controller advised them of their mistake and directed them onto their takeoff runway. After flight, the tower was contacted to discuss this matter further.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JET STAR CAPT UNKNOWINGLY CROSSED ACTIVE RWY DURING TAXI OUT DUE TO BELIEVING THAT A NEW RWY WAS NOT YET OPENED, OR A TXWY, SINCE NO RWY SIGNS WERE OBSERVED.
Narrative: PLT FLYING L SEAT TO GET RECURRENT. MADE L TURN TO HOLD SHORT CROSSING RWY 15R IAH. NO RWY SIGNS ERECTED. NEWLY OPENED RWY. FAILED TO STOP PRIOR TO CROSSING. CROSSING OTHER ACFT IS AIRBORNE PASSED WELL OVERHEAD. PLT FLYING FAMILIAR WITH ARPT AND WAS UNDER IMPRESSION RWY WAS STILL CLOSED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT NONE OF THE THREE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD (ONE IN THE JUMPSEAT AS AN OBSERVER) NOTICED THE RWY SIGN WHICH THEY DID SEE THE NEXT DAY AFTER GOING BACK TO LOOK OVER THE AREA OF THEIR MISTAKE. THE RPTR WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT LAYOUT AND WHEN THE OTHER CREW MEMBERS SAID THAT THEY BELIEVED THE NEW RWY TO BE CLOSED, AND THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY NEARBY, RPTR BELIEVED IT TO BE INACTIVE. HOWEVER, WHEN A GENERAL AVIATION ACFT FLEW OVERHEAD AS THEY CROSSED THE RWY, THEY SUSPECTED THAT IT WAS OPEN AND ACTIVE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TWR CTLR ADVISED THEM OF THEIR MISTAKE AND DIRECTED THEM ONTO THEIR TKOF RWY. AFTER FLT, THE TWR WAS CONTACTED TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER FURTHER.
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.