A C525A first officer, while performing the taxi after landing at ilm, taxied without clearance onto...

Attributes
ACN	572098
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilm.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	572098
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies
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 Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was PF. The event occurred just after landing at ilm runway 17 and exiting on H taxiway. After exiting, we were looking directly into the setting sun, and I continued to let the aircraft move toward the customs ramp, straight ahead, which was our destination. The PNF made attempts to contact ground, but the frequency was busy with other traffic. I continued to taxi, not sure if I was past the 'hold short/clear of runway' markings or not. The ground controller then advised us that we were taxiing without clearance across an active taxiway. Looking straight ahead at the customs ramp, I had not seen a taxiway. In actuality, taxiway a crosses the east side of the ramp. I do not remember seeing a taxiway sign while on taxiway H for taxiway a. We then got clearance to continue taxi. Factors affecting this occurrence were: poor visibility due to sunset missing taxiway sign? Congested frequency, my indecision whether I was clear of active runway, and unfamiliarity with airport diagram. We were not in immediate conflict with any aircraft and were not told to contact anyone after the occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C525A FO, WHILE PERFORMING THE TAXI AFTER LNDG AT ILM, TAXIED WITHOUT CLRNC ONTO AN ACTIVE TXWY.

Narrative: I WAS PF. THE EVENT OCCURRED JUST AFTER LNDG AT ILM RWY 17 AND EXITING ON H TXWY. AFTER EXITING, WE WERE LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE SETTING SUN, AND I CONTINUED TO LET THE ACFT MOVE TOWARD THE CUSTOMS RAMP, STRAIGHT AHEAD, WHICH WAS OUR DEST. THE PNF MADE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT GND, BUT THE FREQ WAS BUSY WITH OTHER TFC. I CONTINUED TO TAXI, NOT SURE IF I WAS PAST THE 'HOLD SHORT/CLR OF RWY' MARKINGS OR NOT. THE GND CTLR THEN ADVISED US THAT WE WERE TAXIING WITHOUT CLRNC ACROSS AN ACTIVE TXWY. LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT THE CUSTOMS RAMP, I HAD NOT SEEN A TXWY. IN ACTUALITY, TXWY A CROSSES THE E SIDE OF THE RAMP. I DO NOT REMEMBER SEEING A TXWY SIGN WHILE ON TXWY H FOR TXWY A. WE THEN GOT CLRNC TO CONTINUE TAXI. FACTORS AFFECTING THIS OCCURRENCE WERE: POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO SUNSET MISSING TXWY SIGN? CONGESTED FREQ, MY INDECISION WHETHER I WAS CLR OF ACTIVE RWY, AND UNFAMILIARITY WITH ARPT DIAGRAM. WE WERE NOT IN IMMEDIATE CONFLICT WITH ANY ACFT AND WERE NOT TOLD TO CONTACT ANYONE AFTER THE OCCURRENCE.

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.

A C525A first officer, while performing the taxi after landing at ilm, taxied without clearance onto an active taxiway.