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F100 crew is given instructions to taxi to runway 8R, via taxiway J, and inadvertently find themselves on the runway with traffic on a 5 mi final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 573014 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elp.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : elp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : elp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 573014 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Location: elp airport. An early am departure at XA10 local. WX cavu. Airfield devoid of any activity. Cleared to taxi to runway 22, I requested runway 8 as our route was east to dfw. Winds calm. Ground cleared us to taxi to runway 8 via taxiway J. As there was no other movement or audio traffic, I commenced taxi. Anticipating taxi via taxiway K. I glanced on my airport diagram to look for taxiway J. Not finding it readily on the diagram, I looked outside to see I was approaching taxiway J, made the turn and found myself on the extended end of runway 8. Immediately, I sensed something wrong as ground directed me off the runway for an aircraft inbound on the reciprocal runway 26L, approximately 5 mi out. I taxied off the runway and turned around and held short on taxiway K. The aircraft was just coming into sight, though it did not make me feel any better finding myself in this position. I accept full responsibility for my fault but believe this may be a gotcha that may have happened, or will happen to another. The active part of runway 8 is just behind the a terminal, only 2 quick turns away. Also, taxiway J is not easily detected on the airport diagram. The only alpha listing is on the other side, north of runway 8/26L. Finally, turning onto taxiway J puts oneself directly on the runway. The term,' taxi to runway 8 via taxiway J', implies taxiing on taxiway J is intended.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F100 CREW IS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO RWY 8R, VIA TXWY J, AND INADVERTENTLY FIND THEMSELVES ON THE RWY WITH TFC ON A 5 MI FINAL.
Narrative: LOCATION: ELP ARPT. AN EARLY AM DEP AT XA10 LCL. WX CAVU. AIRFIELD DEVOID OF ANY ACTIVITY. CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 22, I REQUESTED RWY 8 AS OUR RTE WAS E TO DFW. WINDS CALM. GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 8 VIA TXWY J. AS THERE WAS NO OTHER MOVEMENT OR AUDIO TFC, I COMMENCED TAXI. ANTICIPATING TAXI VIA TXWY K. I GLANCED ON MY ARPT DIAGRAM TO LOOK FOR TXWY J. NOT FINDING IT READILY ON THE DIAGRAM, I LOOKED OUTSIDE TO SEE I WAS APCHING TXWY J, MADE THE TURN AND FOUND MYSELF ON THE EXTENDED END OF RWY 8. IMMEDIATELY, I SENSED SOMETHING WRONG AS GND DIRECTED ME OFF THE RWY FOR AN ACFT INBOUND ON THE RECIPROCAL RWY 26L, APPROX 5 MI OUT. I TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND TURNED AROUND AND HELD SHORT ON TXWY K. THE ACFT WAS JUST COMING INTO SIGHT, THOUGH IT DID NOT MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER FINDING MYSELF IN THIS POS. I ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY FAULT BUT BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A GOTCHA THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED, OR WILL HAPPEN TO ANOTHER. THE ACTIVE PART OF RWY 8 IS JUST BEHIND THE A TERMINAL, ONLY 2 QUICK TURNS AWAY. ALSO, TXWY J IS NOT EASILY DETECTED ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM. THE ONLY ALPHA LISTING IS ON THE OTHER SIDE, N OF RWY 8/26L. FINALLY, TURNING ONTO TXWY J PUTS ONESELF DIRECTLY ON THE RWY. THE TERM,' TAXI TO RWY 8 VIA TXWY J', IMPLIES TAXIING ON TXWY J IS INTENDED.
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.