Runway incursion by a PIC of a B737 taxiing to runway 18R when he was only cleared to runway 18L at ...

Attributes
ACN	554146
Time
Date	200207
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.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 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 234 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	554146
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	554152
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were given taxi instructions to runway 18L via txwys G and Z. I understood the instructions were to runway 18R. I did not question the instructions to runway 18R due to the construction at the threshold of runway 18L which had a vertical 'X' and flashing lights. The first officer was busy with accuload and completing checklists and did not notice the crossing of runway 18L. I visually checked the final prior to crossing runway 18L and held short of runway 18R. No traffic on the final to either runway, also we were the only aircraft taxiing at the time going to runway 18L/right. If I had seen aircraft taking off on runway 18L I would have questioned the ground controller. I assumed with the threshold construction on runway 18L that they would use the other runway when possible. It was my misunderstanding of the ground controller's instructions. Supplemental information from acn 554152: as we were taxiing up to runway 18L and looking like we were not stopping at the hold short for runway 18L, I stated 'where are we going? We are going to pass the hold short.' the captain stated we were cleared to taxi to runway 18R and by then we were on runway 18L. On the other side tower asked where we were going, and I stated that we misunderstood the clearance and we were taxiing to runway 18R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION BY A PIC OF A B737 TAXIING TO RWY 18R WHEN HE WAS ONLY CLRED TO RWY 18L AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 18L VIA TXWYS G AND Z. I UNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO RWY 18R. I DID NOT QUESTION THE INSTRUCTIONS TO RWY 18R DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AT THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 18L WHICH HAD A VERT 'X' AND FLASHING LIGHTS. THE FO WAS BUSY WITH ACCULOAD AND COMPLETING CHKLISTS AND DID NOT NOTICE THE XING OF RWY 18L. I VISUALLY CHKED THE FINAL PRIOR TO XING RWY 18L AND HELD SHORT OF RWY 18R. NO TFC ON THE FINAL TO EITHER RWY, ALSO WE WERE THE ONLY ACFT TAXIING AT THE TIME GOING TO RWY 18L/R. IF I HAD SEEN ACFT TAKING OFF ON RWY 18L I WOULD HAVE QUESTIONED THE GND CTLR. I ASSUMED WITH THE THRESHOLD CONSTRUCTION ON RWY 18L THAT THEY WOULD USE THE OTHER RWY WHEN POSSIBLE. IT WAS MY MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE GND CTLR'S INSTRUCTIONS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 554152: AS WE WERE TAXIING UP TO RWY 18L AND LOOKING LIKE WE WERE NOT STOPPING AT THE HOLD SHORT FOR RWY 18L, I STATED 'WHERE ARE WE GOING? WE ARE GOING TO PASS THE HOLD SHORT.' THE CAPT STATED WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 18R AND BY THEN WE WERE ON RWY 18L. ON THE OTHER SIDE TWR ASKED WHERE WE WERE GOING, AND I STATED THAT WE MISUNDERSTOOD THE CLRNC AND WE WERE TAXIING TO RWY 18R.

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.

Runway incursion by a PIC of a B737 taxiing to runway 18R when he was only cleared to runway 18L at dfw, tx.