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An iai 1125 pilot confused about taxiway locations at mdw inadvertently incurred the runway 31L hold short on taxiway K at taxiway F; hot spot 6.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 669553 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | IAI1125 (Astra) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 669553 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Leaving the FBO; we were cleared to taxi runway 31C. After turning onto taxiway K and reaching the intersection of taxiway K and taxiway F; I was confused as to which way to taxi because there was no sign that indicated which taxiway was taxiway F and which taxiway was taxiway K. While trying to ascertain which way to go; I inadvertently placed the nose of the aircraft across the runway hold line of runway 31L. I stopped the aircraft and waited for instructions from the ground controller. After a short wait; the ground controller gave clearance to cross runway 31L and taxi to runway 31C via taxiway. Better signage needs to be placed at the intersection of taxiway K and taxiway F to prevent such occurrences. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter verified that the airport in question was mdw even though that was not on the report. Pilot reported that they had the airport diagram out; but had not looked at it. After the incident; they reviewed the chart and realized the point of the missed taxiway transition was a hot spot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN IAI 1125 PLT CONFUSED ABOUT TXWY LOCATIONS AT MDW INADVERTENTLY INCURRED THE RWY 31L HOLD SHORT ON TXWY K AT TXWY F; HOT SPOT 6.
Narrative: LEAVING THE FBO; WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI RWY 31C. AFTER TURNING ONTO TXWY K AND REACHING THE INTXN OF TXWY K AND TXWY F; I WAS CONFUSED AS TO WHICH WAY TO TAXI BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT INDICATED WHICH TXWY WAS TXWY F AND WHICH TXWY WAS TXWY K. WHILE TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHICH WAY TO GO; I INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE NOSE OF THE ACFT ACROSS THE RWY HOLD LINE OF RWY 31L. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND WAITED FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE GND CTLR. AFTER A SHORT WAIT; THE GND CTLR GAVE CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 31L AND TAXI TO RWY 31C VIA TXWY. BETTER SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE PLACED AT THE INTXN OF TXWY K AND TXWY F TO PREVENT SUCH OCCURRENCES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR VERIFIED THAT THE ARPT IN QUESTION WAS MDW EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS NOT ON THE RPT. PLT RPTED THAT THEY HAD THE ARPT DIAGRAM OUT; BUT HAD NOT LOOKED AT IT. AFTER THE INCIDENT; THEY REVIEWED THE CHART AND REALIZED THE POINT OF THE MISSED TXWY TRANSITION WAS A HOT SPOT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.