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CL65 flight crew missed the assigned taxiway during taxi out at ind. Reporter complained that the airport signage was misleading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 514 flight time type : 2795 |
| ASRS Report | 556121 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Our flight had just pushed back from ind. Ground cleared us to taxi to runway 23R via taxiway H and taxiway P. As I turned the aircraft toward the northwest away from the concourse, I was facing toward taxiway H2 and to my left was a taxiway sign 'H.' so, I continued ahead down taxiway H2 expecting the next taxiway perpendicular to taxiway H2 to be taxiway H -- but it wasn't. ATC boxed us around runway 23R via taxiway H2, taxiway G, and taxiway M. It was my understanding that a taxiway sign of this type was supposed to precede the actual taxiway -- not be placed on the far side of the taxiway so that you have to turn prior to the sign in order to be on the displayed taxiway. It would seem more logical to keep the same sign and location, but reverse the colors to a yellow H and arrows on a black backgnd to let you know you're already on taxiway H.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL65 FLC MISSED THE ASSIGNED TXWY DURING TAXI OUT AT IND. RPTR COMPLAINED THAT THE ARPT SIGNAGE WAS MISLEADING.
Narrative: OUR FLT HAD JUST PUSHED BACK FROM IND. GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 23R VIA TXWY H AND TXWY P. AS I TURNED THE ACFT TOWARD THE NW AWAY FROM THE CONCOURSE, I WAS FACING TOWARD TXWY H2 AND TO MY L WAS A TXWY SIGN 'H.' SO, I CONTINUED AHEAD DOWN TXWY H2 EXPECTING THE NEXT TXWY PERPENDICULAR TO TXWY H2 TO BE TXWY H -- BUT IT WASN'T. ATC BOXED US AROUND RWY 23R VIA TXWY H2, TXWY G, AND TXWY M. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A TXWY SIGN OF THIS TYPE WAS SUPPOSED TO PRECEDE THE ACTUAL TXWY -- NOT BE PLACED ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE TXWY SO THAT YOU HAVE TO TURN PRIOR TO THE SIGN IN ORDER TO BE ON THE DISPLAYED TXWY. IT WOULD SEEM MORE LOGICAL TO KEEP THE SAME SIGN AND LOCATION, BUT REVERSE THE COLORS TO A YELLOW H AND ARROWS ON A BLACK BACKGND TO LET YOU KNOW YOU'RE ALREADY ON TXWY H.
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.