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Pilot of small aircraft on refresher flight with an instructor exited landing runway 30 at lgb onto runway 16R/34L vice taxiway kilo, which intersects with both runways at that exit. Pilot was expediting taxi due to another aircraft on final to runway 30.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 275 flight time type : 275 |
| ASRS Report | 577137 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After landing on runway 30 at lgb, we requested from tower to 'taxi back for a northwest VFR departure.' the clearance from the tower was to continue along the runway, turn at taxiway K, and taxi to runway 25R via taxiway K. Shortly after passing taxiway G, the controller requested the aircraft on final to runway 30 (behind us) to reduce speed since there was an aircraft on the runway (us), which was occupying the runway. We expedited our taxi. My instructor commented. 'Taxiway K is way the hell out there.' I saw a direction sign for taxiway K, and started turning in to it, at which point my instructor asked 'where are you going?' and pointed to continue going straight, so instead of completing the hard right turn into taxiway K, we were turning northbound along runway 34L (which meets runway 30 at the same point as taxiway K. Then, we taxied into runway 25R-runway 7L, at which point the tower asked us to taxi along runway 25R-7L to runway 25R for takeoff. Human performance consideration: I decided to follow the directions I understood from my instructor instead of following the posted direction signs. I am not familiar with lgb, but assumed my instructor was. We ended up on runway 25R-7L instead of taxiway K. I believe the quality of our decisions was affected by the fact that an aircraft was about to land on the runway we were using, so we were trying to get off the runway as fast as we could.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ON REFRESHER FLT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR EXITED LNDG RWY 30 AT LGB ONTO RWY 16R/34L VICE TXWY KILO, WHICH INTERSECTS WITH BOTH RWYS AT THAT EXIT. PLT WAS EXPEDITING TAXI DUE TO ANOTHER ACFT ON FINAL TO RWY 30.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 30 AT LGB, WE REQUESTED FROM TWR TO 'TAXI BACK FOR A NW VFR DEP.' THE CLRNC FROM THE TWR WAS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE RWY, TURN AT TXWY K, AND TAXI TO RWY 25R VIA TXWY K. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING TXWY G, THE CTLR REQUESTED THE ACFT ON FINAL TO RWY 30 (BEHIND US) TO REDUCE SPD SINCE THERE WAS AN ACFT ON THE RWY (US), WHICH WAS OCCUPYING THE RWY. WE EXPEDITED OUR TAXI. MY INSTRUCTOR COMMENTED. 'TXWY K IS WAY THE HELL OUT THERE.' I SAW A DIRECTION SIGN FOR TXWY K, AND STARTED TURNING IN TO IT, AT WHICH POINT MY INSTRUCTOR ASKED 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING?' AND POINTED TO CONTINUE GOING STRAIGHT, SO INSTEAD OF COMPLETING THE HARD R TURN INTO TXWY K, WE WERE TURNING NBOUND ALONG RWY 34L (WHICH MEETS RWY 30 AT THE SAME POINT AS TXWY K. THEN, WE TAXIED INTO RWY 25R-RWY 7L, AT WHICH POINT THE TWR ASKED US TO TAXI ALONG RWY 25R-7L TO RWY 25R FOR TKOF. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATION: I DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS I UNDERSTOOD FROM MY INSTRUCTOR INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THE POSTED DIRECTION SIGNS. I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH LGB, BUT ASSUMED MY INSTRUCTOR WAS. WE ENDED UP ON RWY 25R-7L INSTEAD OF TXWY K. I BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF OUR DECISIONS WAS AFFECTED BY THE FACT THAT AN ACFT WAS ABOUT TO LAND ON THE RWY WE WERE USING, SO WE WERE TRYING TO GET OFF THE RWY AS FAST AS WE COULD.
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.