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Flight crew of CL65 inadvertently crossed an active runway while taxiing for takeoff at an undisclosed airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rhv.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, 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 : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 577250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taxiing out for takeoff, we were assigned 'spot 11.' at spot 11 we were told by ground control to taxi via taxiway H and 'taxiway east,' to hold short of runway 27R. We began to taxi while running our required checklists and noticed that we were crossing a runway. We then became confused of our location, because the 'signage' did not make sense. We then asked ground control for assistance, but he did not know our position. As it turned out, we had started taxiing on taxiway H, but had failed to make the turn onto taxiway east, and had inadvertently crossed runway 17-35, which was an active runway at the time. (This area is designated a 'hs' on the taxi chart.) once our situation was clarified, we proceeded to taxi to our assigned runway with new instructions from ground control. We were admonished by the controller to please exercise more caution in the future, as this was a 'critical area.' the flight continued without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF CL65 INADVERTENTLY CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF AT AN UNDISCLOSED ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF, WE WERE ASSIGNED 'SPOT 11.' AT SPOT 11 WE WERE TOLD BY GND CTL TO TAXI VIA TXWY H AND 'TXWY E,' TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 27R. WE BEGAN TO TAXI WHILE RUNNING OUR REQUIRED CHKLISTS AND NOTICED THAT WE WERE XING A RWY. WE THEN BECAME CONFUSED OF OUR LOCATION, BECAUSE THE 'SIGNAGE' DID NOT MAKE SENSE. WE THEN ASKED GND CTL FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT HE DID NOT KNOW OUR POS. AS IT TURNED OUT, WE HAD STARTED TAXIING ON TXWY H, BUT HAD FAILED TO MAKE THE TURN ONTO TXWY E, AND HAD INADVERTENTLY CROSSED RWY 17-35, WHICH WAS AN ACTIVE RWY AT THE TIME. (THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED A 'HS' ON THE TAXI CHART.) ONCE OUR SIT WAS CLARIFIED, WE PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO OUR ASSIGNED RWY WITH NEW INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND CTL. WE WERE ADMONISHED BY THE CTLR TO PLEASE EXERCISE MORE CAUTION IN THE FUTURE, AS THIS WAS A 'CRITICAL AREA.' THE FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.