<< >> NASA ASRS Report 882318, April 2010

CE650 captain reports faded chevrons at the approach end of runway 7 at mth. This led to a left turn when entering the runway thinking the runway extended further to the west.

Attributes
ACN	882318
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MTH.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citation III VI VII (C650)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 72 Flight Crew Total 8020 Flight Crew Type 510
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

While taxiing into position on runway 07 at mth the crew mistook badly faded runway markings as a usable taxi surface. The crew realized the surface markings were actually yellow chevrons which designated the area as a unusable surface. The crew quickly applied power and rolled off the surface and initiated the takeoff roll. The surface was marred with tire markings from other aircraft that had used this area as well; which led to further confusion on the part of the crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE650 Captain reports faded chevrons at the approach end of Runway 7 at MTH. This led to a left turn when entering the runway thinking the runway extended further to the west.

Narrative: While taxiing into position on Runway 07 at MTH the crew mistook badly faded runway markings as a usable taxi surface. The crew realized the surface markings were actually yellow chevrons which designated the area as a unusable surface. The crew quickly applied power and rolled off the surface and initiated the takeoff roll. The surface was marred with tire markings from other aircraft that had used this area as well; which led to further confusion on the part of the crew.

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.