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Attributes | |
ACN | 608297 |
Time | |
Date | 200402 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
State Reference | AZ |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 9 |
ASRS Report | 608297 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : ground |
Events | |
Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
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 |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Early in the morning, I called FSS from an FBO at phx airport. After receiving a WX briefing, I was given a NOTAM briefing. In those NOTAMS was a NOTAM-left stating that runway 7R at phx was closed, and runway 7L would be in use. Later that morning, approximately 4 hours later, I called phx ATIS from a phone at the same FBO. I received ATIS information and in the NOTAMS section of information was a NOTAM that runway 7R was closed, and runway 7L was in use for arriving and departing traffic. This fit with what I was told by the WX briefer. As I walked out to my plane, I noticed a memo on the wall at the FBO stating that runway 7R would be closed. After starting my engine 15 mins later, I called phx clearance delivery. I was given my IFR clearance. Then I called phx ground. I was given a runway assignment of what I thought was runway 7L. I taxied out, did my run-up, and continued to taxi via taxiway H3, taxiway H. When I got to runway 7R, I proceeded to cross. There was an aircraft on the other side of the runway on the hold side of the bars. I thought they were doing a run-up. I proceeded to cross runway 7R for runway 7L. It was at this time that phx ground decided to notify me that I had crossed an active runway. I replied 'your ATIS and FSS has this runway as closed.' the controller stated it was, in fact, an active runway. I believe the biggest contributing factor to this incursion was the dissemination of old and/or incorrect information regarding runway 7R at phx.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 PLT EXPERIENCED CONFUSION REGARDING ACTIVE RWYS AT PHX.
Narrative: EARLY IN THE MORNING, I CALLED FSS FROM AN FBO AT PHX ARPT. AFTER RECEIVING A WX BRIEFING, I WAS GIVEN A NOTAM BRIEFING. IN THOSE NOTAMS WAS A NOTAM-L STATING THAT RWY 7R AT PHX WAS CLOSED, AND RWY 7L WOULD BE IN USE. LATER THAT MORNING, APPROX 4 HRS LATER, I CALLED PHX ATIS FROM A PHONE AT THE SAME FBO. I RECEIVED ATIS INFO AND IN THE NOTAMS SECTION OF INFO WAS A NOTAM THAT RWY 7R WAS CLOSED, AND RWY 7L WAS IN USE FOR ARRIVING AND DEPARTING TFC. THIS FIT WITH WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE WX BRIEFER. AS I WALKED OUT TO MY PLANE, I NOTICED A MEMO ON THE WALL AT THE FBO STATING THAT RWY 7R WOULD BE CLOSED. AFTER STARTING MY ENG 15 MINS LATER, I CALLED PHX CLRNC DELIVERY. I WAS GIVEN MY IFR CLRNC. THEN I CALLED PHX GND. I WAS GIVEN A RWY ASSIGNMENT OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RWY 7L. I TAXIED OUT, DID MY RUN-UP, AND CONTINUED TO TAXI VIA TXWY H3, TXWY H. WHEN I GOT TO RWY 7R, I PROCEEDED TO CROSS. THERE WAS AN ACFT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RWY ON THE HOLD SIDE OF THE BARS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING A RUN-UP. I PROCEEDED TO CROSS RWY 7R FOR RWY 7L. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT PHX GND DECIDED TO NOTIFY ME THAT I HAD CROSSED AN ACTIVE RWY. I REPLIED 'YOUR ATIS AND FSS HAS THIS RWY AS CLOSED.' THE CTLR STATED IT WAS, IN FACT, AN ACTIVE RWY. I BELIEVE THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS INCURSION WAS THE DISSEMINATION OF OLD AND/OR INCORRECT INFORMATION REGARDING RWY 7R AT PHX.
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.