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After cpr jet PIC turns off the taxi lights during a night taxi operation, the first officer taxies their flight onto active runway 18. Air carrier jet on final told to go around by tower at fnt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633542 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fnt.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fnt.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fnt.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 6150 |
| ASRS Report | 633542 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : separated traffic flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : executed go around flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At the fnt airport, I was performing the duties of PF of a lear 35. As first officer, I was seated in the right seat during a night operation in VFR conditions. The captain contacted ground control and our aircraft was cleared to taxi to runway 18 via taxiway C and was instructed to hold short of the intersection of runway 18. As we approached the intersection of runway 18, the captain (who was involved only in reading the taxi checklist) turned off the aircraft taxi lights. This prevented me from seeing the painted runway markings and runway/taxiway sign which was posted to the left side of the aircraft. As I continued to taxi in darkness and recognized the painted runway markings and runway lights, I realized that I had taxied onto the runway. I immediately performed a 180 degree turn to the left and exited the runway back onto the taxiway. The tower ordered a B727 on a 3 mi final to that runway to go around. This was a failure of CRM. I was not familiar with this airport or the runway and taxiway confign. In retrospect, I should have requested that the captain not turn off the taxi lights and read the airport diagram and follow along our progress to the runway. I am current and qualified to serve as PIC of this aircraft. If I had been allowed to situation in the left seat while performing the PF duties, this event would not have occurred because I could have easily observed the runway sign posted on the left and would have had control of the aircraft taxi lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER CPR JET PIC TURNS OFF THE TAXI LIGHTS DURING A NIGHT TAXI OP, THE FO TAXIES THEIR FLT ONTO ACTIVE RWY 18. ACR JET ON FINAL TOLD TO GO AROUND BY TWR AT FNT.
Narrative: AT THE FNT ARPT, I WAS PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF PF OF A LEAR 35. AS FO, I WAS SEATED IN THE R SEAT DURING A NIGHT OP IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE CAPT CONTACTED GND CTL AND OUR ACFT WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 18 VIA TXWY C AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF THE INTXN OF RWY 18. AS WE APCHED THE INTXN OF RWY 18, THE CAPT (WHO WAS INVOLVED ONLY IN READING THE TAXI CHKLIST) TURNED OFF THE ACFT TAXI LIGHTS. THIS PREVENTED ME FROM SEEING THE PAINTED RWY MARKINGS AND RWY/TXWY SIGN WHICH WAS POSTED TO THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. AS I CONTINUED TO TAXI IN DARKNESS AND RECOGNIZED THE PAINTED RWY MARKINGS AND RWY LIGHTS, I REALIZED THAT I HAD TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. I IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED A 180 DEG TURN TO THE L AND EXITED THE RWY BACK ONTO THE TXWY. THE TWR ORDERED A B727 ON A 3 MI FINAL TO THAT RWY TO GO AROUND. THIS WAS A FAILURE OF CRM. I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS ARPT OR THE RWY AND TXWY CONFIGN. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE CAPT NOT TURN OFF THE TAXI LIGHTS AND READ THE ARPT DIAGRAM AND FOLLOW ALONG OUR PROGRESS TO THE RWY. I AM CURRENT AND QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS PIC OF THIS ACFT. IF I HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO SIT IN THE L SEAT WHILE PERFORMING THE PF DUTIES, THIS EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE I COULD HAVE EASILY OBSERVED THE RWY SIGN POSTED ON THE L AND WOULD HAVE HAD CTL OF THE ACFT TAXI LIGHTS.
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.