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An air carrier captain cleared to cross sfo runway 1R on taxiway G turned onto a 45 high speed and entered the runway instead of proceeding straight ahead to taxiway left.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 881315 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201003 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 124 Flight Crew Type 12000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 183 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Incursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
Taxied via a; G; left; and F for runway 28L departure. I taxied a to G crossing 1L. As I approached 1R I noticed the lighted 'G' sign with an arrow that seemed to point at a 45 degree angle. I confused the sign to mean taxi at a 45 angle down 1R to pick up the taxiway on the other side. Not long after making the left as we realized our error; the ground controller contacted us and informed us of our error. New instructions were to taxi down 1R and join 'F'. The combination of being late and not as alert caused me to assume that I had done this type of taxi before. After looking at the airport page; I realized that I had confused it with taxiway H. The combination of being late and a not as alert as I could have been along with not referencing my airport diagram contributed to this error. Neither runway was being used and we had clearance to enter/cross the runway; but not to taxi down the runway. I could have done a 180 on the runway; but the controller gave us new taxi instructions. Taxi lights that continue across the runway would be nice. For some reason the taxiway didn't appear to cross at a 90 degree angle; adding a little more confusion to the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier Captain cleared to cross SFO Runway 1R on Taxiway G turned onto a 45 high speed and entered the runway instead of proceeding straight ahead to Taxiway L.
Narrative: Taxied via A; G; L; and F for Runway 28L departure. I taxied A to G crossing 1L. As I approached 1R I noticed the lighted 'G' sign with an arrow that seemed to point at a 45 degree angle. I confused the sign to mean taxi at a 45 angle down 1R to pick up the taxiway on the other side. Not long after making the left as we realized our error; the Ground Controller contacted us and informed us of our error. New instructions were to taxi down 1R and join 'F'. The combination of being late and not as alert caused me to assume that I had done this type of taxi before. After looking at the airport page; I realized that I had confused it with Taxiway H. The combination of being late and a not as alert as I could have been along with not referencing my airport diagram contributed to this error. Neither runway was being used and we had clearance to enter/cross the runway; but not to taxi down the runway. I could have done a 180 on the runway; but the Controller gave us new taxi instructions. Taxi lights that continue across the runway would be nice. For some reason the taxiway didn't appear to cross at a 90 degree angle; adding a little more confusion to the situation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.