Runway incursion by a military C40 (B737-700) during a night operation at orf, va.

Attributes
ACN	606237
Time
Date	200401
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	606237
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : separated traffic controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Military flight IFR orf direct nip. Aircraft commander mistakenly taxied onto duty runway after being cleared to taxi to the runway. Night/IMC, snow covered txwys contributed to the incursion, and the first officer (me) being 'heads down' to complete the post deice checklist. Tower/ground informed aircraft commander that he had taxied onto an active runway and that he needed to clear to accommodate traffic at 3 mi for landing. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. Good job by a heads up controller. We debriefed the situation 'in-house' and will make a point of briefing and xchking taxi rtes at unfamiliar fields before beginning to taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION BY A MIL C40 (B737-700) DURING A NIGHT OP AT ORF, VA.

Narrative: MIL FLT IFR ORF DIRECT NIP. ACFT COMMANDER MISTAKENLY TAXIED ONTO DUTY RWY AFTER BEING CLRED TO TAXI TO THE RWY. NIGHT/IMC, SNOW COVERED TXWYS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCURSION, AND THE FO (ME) BEING 'HEADS DOWN' TO COMPLETE THE POST DEICE CHKLIST. TWR/GND INFORMED ACFT COMMANDER THAT HE HAD TAXIED ONTO AN ACTIVE RWY AND THAT HE NEEDED TO CLR TO ACCOMMODATE TFC AT 3 MI FOR LNDG. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. GOOD JOB BY A HEADS UP CTLR. WE DEBRIEFED THE SIT 'IN-HOUSE' AND WILL MAKE A POINT OF BRIEFING AND XCHKING TAXI RTES AT UNFAMILIAR FIELDS BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAXI.

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.