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C421 pilot mistakes taxiway at las for runway and commences takeoff roll. Takeoff is aborted when alerted to mistake by controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 689286 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller non radar : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 690120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | lighting : las.airport |
Narrative:
Received taxi clearance to runway 19R via taxiway H from FBO. Taxiway H has blue lighting. Approaching the end of taxiway H; I received a clearance for immediate takeoff. I mistook the green centerline leadoff lighting on taxiway F for white lead-on centerline lights for runway 19R. Taxiway F is next to and parallel to taxiway H. Taxiway F used to be the old runway 19. We started our takeoff roll on taxiway F; the tower controller called immediately and informed us we were on taxiway F. We aborted the takeoff; exit the taxiway; returned to runway 19R and departed. Contributing factors: 1) taxiway H has blue lighting; taxiway F has green lights. 2) taxiway F is an old runway and is as wide as runway 19R. 3) I was very tired at the time due to the late hour. 4) I wear corrective glasses which have a changing tint (green) and I mistook the faint green taxiway lights for white lights believing it was my glasses. 5) accepting the immediate takeoff clearance being tired and unsure that I was on the correct runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C421 PLT MISTAKES TXWY AT LAS FOR RWY AND COMMENCES TKOF ROLL. TKOF IS ABORTED WHEN ALERTED TO MISTAKE BY CTLR.
Narrative: RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC TO RWY 19R VIA TXWY H FROM FBO. TXWY H HAS BLUE LIGHTING. APCHING THE END OF TXWY H; I RECEIVED A CLRNC FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF. I MISTOOK THE GREEN CTRLINE LEADOFF LIGHTING ON TXWY F FOR WHITE LEAD-ON CTRLINE LIGHTS FOR RWY 19R. TXWY F IS NEXT TO AND PARALLEL TO TXWY H. TXWY F USED TO BE THE OLD RWY 19. WE STARTED OUR TKOF ROLL ON TXWY F; THE TWR CTLR CALLED IMMEDIATELY AND INFORMED US WE WERE ON TXWY F. WE ABORTED THE TKOF; EXIT THE TXWY; RETURNED TO RWY 19R AND DEPARTED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) TXWY H HAS BLUE LIGHTING; TXWY F HAS GREEN LIGHTS. 2) TXWY F IS AN OLD RWY AND IS AS WIDE AS RWY 19R. 3) I WAS VERY TIRED AT THE TIME DUE TO THE LATE HR. 4) I WEAR CORRECTIVE GLASSES WHICH HAVE A CHANGING TINT (GREEN) AND I MISTOOK THE FAINT GREEN TXWY LIGHTS FOR WHITE LIGHTS BELIEVING IT WAS MY GLASSES. 5) ACCEPTING THE IMMEDIATE TKOF CLRNC BEING TIRED AND UNSURE THAT I WAS ON THE CORRECT RWY.
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.