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A B737-200 flight crew enters runway 11-29 which was closed for resurfacing while positioning their aircraft for takeoff on runway 20 at yak, ak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620498 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yak.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 620498 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 620643 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On taxi out for takeoff on runway 20 in yak, I inadvertently taxied onto runway 11/29 which was closed for resurfacing. Our takeoff weight was close to maximum for the departure runway 20 and I was focused on positioning the aircraft to take advantage of all available runway surface. There was not any construction activity on runway 11/29 on or near the area where I maneuvered the aircraft, and the runway surface was untouched and completely intact. With a mind set to maximize the takeoff distance, I unknowingly taxied over a portion of runway 11/29 while maneuvering into the takeoff position. The first officer was reading the checklist and did not have an opportunity to warn me about the area in which I was maneuvering until we had already taxied over the closed runway. I am very cognizant of my mistake and am confident that a similar mistake will not take place again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 FLT CREW ENTERS RWY 11-29 WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING WHILE POSITIONING THEIR ACFT FOR TKOF ON RWY 20 AT YAK, AK.
Narrative: ON TAXI OUT FOR TKOF ON RWY 20 IN YAK, I INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO RWY 11/29 WHICH WAS CLOSED FOR RESURFACING. OUR TKOF WT WAS CLOSE TO MAX FOR THE DEP RWY 20 AND I WAS FOCUSED ON POSITIONING THE ACFT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL AVAILABLE RWY SURFACE. THERE WAS NOT ANY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY ON RWY 11/29 ON OR NEAR THE AREA WHERE I MANEUVERED THE ACFT, AND THE RWY SURFACE WAS UNTOUCHED AND COMPLETELY INTACT. WITH A MIND SET TO MAXIMIZE THE TKOF DISTANCE, I UNKNOWINGLY TAXIED OVER A PORTION OF RWY 11/29 WHILE MANEUVERING INTO THE TKOF POS. THE FO WAS READING THE CHKLIST AND DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WARN ME ABOUT THE AREA IN WHICH I WAS MANEUVERING UNTIL WE HAD ALREADY TAXIED OVER THE CLOSED RWY. I AM VERY COGNIZANT OF MY MISTAKE AND AM CONFIDENT THAT A SIMILAR MISTAKE WILL NOT TAKE PLACE AGAIN.
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.