Alert intervention by the first officer and ground controller prevents a runway incursion at abq.

Attributes
ACN	794767
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	794767
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 169
ASRS Report	794755
Events
Anomaly	incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were given clearance from ground to taxi to runway 8 via taxiway a. There were some aircraft from another carrier parked remotely to the left of us (as we faced the terminal) so for safety; we made a right turnout. The captain began his taxi south towards taxiway a on the ramp; very near taxiway C. I expected him to turn west onto taxiway a but instead he continued on taxiway C heading towards runway 8/26. That's when I stated; 'this is alpha; that's the runway;' and pointed ahead. He immediately stopped and started a slow hard turn onto taxiway a (since we had overshot it). At this time ground control stated; 'company number hold your position.' a twin engine GA aircraft was on its takeoff roll on runway 8. I told the ground controller we had missed taxiway a but caught our mistake and were holding. Ground control then cleared us back onto taxiway a if we could make the turn. We continued on taxiway a to runway 8 for takeoff without further incident. No part of our aircraft ever crossed the hold short line onto runway 8 from taxiway C. Ground control was understandably concerned when we passed taxiway a and it looked like we were headed towards runway 8 with an aircraft on the takeoff roll. We had caught our mistake before ground control instructed us to hold our position. The captain stated afterwards that he had a mental picture of taxiway a being a taxiway on a different piece of pavement than the ramp. He was also thinking about the rain showers in the terminal area and if we would have to deviate on our climb out. It shows the importance of having 2 sets of eyes looking outside; also a ground controller paying attention. Supplemental information from acn 794755: my seat position was a little uncomfortable so I began to adjust it as I taxied south on the ramp towards taxiway C. I need to follow company procedures and focus exclusively on safely taxiing the aircraft to and from the gate. If the seat isn't adjusted properly; I should stop the aircraft; set the brake; adjust the seat; then resume taxiing. I should look closely at the taxi route using the airport diagram page. I should not rely on inaccurate and incorrect mental maps to navigation on the ground. Poor taxi route planning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALERT INTERVENTION BY THE FO AND GND CTLR PREVENTS A RWY INCURSION AT ABQ.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC FROM GND TO TAXI TO RWY 8 VIA TXWY A. THERE WERE SOME ACFT FROM ANOTHER CARRIER PARKED REMOTELY TO THE L OF US (AS WE FACED THE TERMINAL) SO FOR SAFETY; WE MADE A R TURNOUT. THE CAPT BEGAN HIS TAXI S TOWARDS TXWY A ON THE RAMP; VERY NEAR TXWY C. I EXPECTED HIM TO TURN W ONTO TXWY A BUT INSTEAD HE CONTINUED ON TXWY C HDG TOWARDS RWY 8/26. THAT'S WHEN I STATED; 'THIS IS ALPHA; THAT'S THE RWY;' AND POINTED AHEAD. HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND STARTED A SLOW HARD TURN ONTO TXWY A (SINCE WE HAD OVERSHOT IT). AT THIS TIME GND CTL STATED; 'COMPANY NUMBER HOLD YOUR POS.' A TWIN ENG GA ACFT WAS ON ITS TKOF ROLL ON RWY 8. I TOLD THE GND CTLR WE HAD MISSED TXWY A BUT CAUGHT OUR MISTAKE AND WERE HOLDING. GND CTL THEN CLRED US BACK ONTO TXWY A IF WE COULD MAKE THE TURN. WE CONTINUED ON TXWY A TO RWY 8 FOR TKOF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO PART OF OUR ACFT EVER CROSSED THE HOLD SHORT LINE ONTO RWY 8 FROM TXWY C. GND CTL WAS UNDERSTANDABLY CONCERNED WHEN WE PASSED TXWY A AND IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE HEADED TOWARDS RWY 8 WITH AN ACFT ON THE TKOF ROLL. WE HAD CAUGHT OUR MISTAKE BEFORE GND CTL INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD OUR POS. THE CAPT STATED AFTERWARDS THAT HE HAD A MENTAL PICTURE OF TXWY A BEING A TXWY ON A DIFFERENT PIECE OF PAVEMENT THAN THE RAMP. HE WAS ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE RAIN SHOWERS IN THE TERMINAL AREA AND IF WE WOULD HAVE TO DEVIATE ON OUR CLBOUT. IT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING 2 SETS OF EYES LOOKING OUTSIDE; ALSO A GND CTLR PAYING ATTN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 794755: MY SEAT POS WAS A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE SO I BEGAN TO ADJUST IT AS I TAXIED S ON THE RAMP TOWARDS TXWY C. I NEED TO FOLLOW COMPANY PROCS AND FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON SAFELY TAXIING THE ACFT TO AND FROM THE GATE. IF THE SEAT ISN'T ADJUSTED PROPERLY; I SHOULD STOP THE ACFT; SET THE BRAKE; ADJUST THE SEAT; THEN RESUME TAXIING. I SHOULD LOOK CLOSELY AT THE TAXI RTE USING THE ARPT DIAGRAM PAGE. I SHOULD NOT RELY ON INACCURATE AND INCORRECT MENTAL MAPS TO NAV ON THE GND. POOR TAXI RTE PLANNING.

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.