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CRJ200 flight crew entered the incorrect taxiway and taxied in the wrong direction. They believed that a different runway had been assigned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 783910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 783910 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were having a conversation while we were taxiing. Pit ground cleared us to taxi to runway 28R via taxiway T; taxiway B. We taxied onto taxiway V in the direction of runway 28C. We continued on in the direction and ATC contacted us about needing to be on taxiway T and not taxiway V. We proceeded to transition to taxiway T continuing in the wrong direction; and continued our conversation. We both realized at that point that the direction we were heading was leading us to the wrong runway. I prompted pit ground about the confusion and they gave us a 180 degree turn on taxiway T and proceed to taxiway B for runway 28R. This occurred because we became complacent about being familiar with pit and thinking we were taking off runway 28C. When ATC corrected us about our mistake the first time we did not discontinue our conversation; which led us in the wrong direction on the taxiway. Ensure crew agreement and understanding of ATC instructions. Do not carry on personal conversations on the ground under any circumstance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ200 FLT CREW ENTERED THE INCORRECT TXWY AND TAXIED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THEY BELIEVED THAT A DIFFERENT RWY HAD BEEN ASSIGNED.
Narrative: WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION WHILE WE WERE TAXIING. PIT GND CLRED US TO TAXI TO RWY 28R VIA TXWY T; TXWY B. WE TAXIED ONTO TXWY V IN THE DIRECTION OF RWY 28C. WE CONTINUED ON IN THE DIRECTION AND ATC CONTACTED US ABOUT NEEDING TO BE ON TXWY T AND NOT TXWY V. WE PROCEEDED TO TRANSITION TO TXWY T CONTINUING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION; AND CONTINUED OUR CONVERSATION. WE BOTH REALIZED AT THAT POINT THAT THE DIRECTION WE WERE HEADING WAS LEADING US TO THE WRONG RWY. I PROMPTED PIT GND ABOUT THE CONFUSION AND THEY GAVE US A 180 DEG TURN ON TXWY T AND PROCEED TO TXWY B FOR RWY 28R. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE WE BECAME COMPLACENT ABOUT BEING FAMILIAR WITH PIT AND THINKING WE WERE TAKING OFF RWY 28C. WHEN ATC CORRECTED US ABOUT OUR MISTAKE THE FIRST TIME WE DID NOT DISCONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION; WHICH LED US IN THE WRONG DIRECTION ON THE TXWY. ENSURE CREW AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF ATC INSTRUCTIONS. DO NOT CARRY ON PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS ON THE GND UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.