A CRJ700 captain taxied beyond the pit runway 10C hold line and toward runway 10R because the 10C ho...

Attributes
ACN	932195
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PIT.Airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 7000 Flight Crew Type 1000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

We were taxiing to runway 10C. Instructed to taxi via east; we taxied south on east and turned left onto west. I followed the green centerline lights past the point at which I should have turned left onto an unnamed taxiway leading to the runway 10C threshold. When I saw the signs and hold bar for runway 10R I knew I had gone too far and started to turn around. At this point ATC queried us as to why we were turning left onto a taxiway; and he cancelled our takeoff clearance. We were re-cleared for takeoff and the flight continued without incident. This intersection should be more clearly marked. The green taxi lights should have split off to lead to both 10R and 10C.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ700 Captain taxied beyond the PIT Runway 10C hold line and toward Runway 10R because the 10C hold line is not clearly visible when the turn from Taxiway E on to Taxiway W is in progress.

Narrative: We were taxiing to Runway 10C. Instructed to taxi via E; we taxied south on E and turned left onto W. I followed the green centerline lights past the point at which I should have turned left onto an unnamed taxiway leading to the Runway 10C threshold. When I saw the signs and hold bar for Runway 10R I knew I had gone too far and started to turn around. At this point ATC queried us as to why we were turning left onto a taxiway; and he cancelled our takeoff clearance. We were re-cleared for takeoff and the flight continued without incident. This intersection should be more clearly marked. The green taxi lights should have split off to lead to both 10R and 10C.

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.

A CRJ700 captain taxied beyond the pit runway 10C hold line and toward runway 10R because the 10C hold line is not clearly visible when the turn from taxiway east on to taxiway west is in progress.