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A be-35 pilot was distracted to view his ipad's runway warning alert and so as he looked away from his external environment crossed a runway hold short instead of turning onto the taxiway in his clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1084677 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Tablet |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 5670 Flight Crew Type 43 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Cleared to taxi from parking ramp to [runway] xx via echo and delta; cross runway xy. I began the short taxi out echo to delta. The turn onto delta is about 45 degrees to the left and that taxiway intersection is about equal distance from xy; which is to the left on delta and which I was cleared to cross; and xx which was straight ahead on echo. I had my ipad in my lap with the taxi diagram displayed. I believe that as I entered the taxiway intersection; the runway warning activated on the ipad causing me to look down at the ipad taxi diagram right about when I should have been turning. I looked back up and realized I had gone through the intersection and; I believe; across the runway hold line for xx but short of the actual runway. I stopped immediately and ground control cleared me to continue to taxi onto xx; make an immediate turn to the left onto xy; and then right on delta to continue to xx. There was no loss of separation or conflict with other traffic. I should not have looked down at my ipad taxi diagram at that time; but the safety warning of runway proximity with two runways in the immediate vicinity was distracting. While I should have concentrated on the taxiing; it also does not seem right to not look at electronic safety guidance when it is issuing a warning. It was further complicated by the fact that I knew I was in the immediate vicinity of a runway that I was cleared to cross.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE-35 pilot was distracted to view his iPad's runway warning alert and so as he looked away from his external environment crossed a runway hold short instead of turning onto the taxiway in his clearance.
Narrative: Cleared to taxi from parking ramp to [Runway] XX via Echo and Delta; cross Runway XY. I began the short taxi out Echo to Delta. The turn onto Delta is about 45 degrees to the left and that taxiway intersection is about equal distance from XY; which is to the left on Delta and which I was cleared to cross; and XX which was straight ahead on Echo. I had my iPad in my lap with the taxi diagram displayed. I believe that as I entered the taxiway intersection; the runway warning activated on the iPad causing me to look down at the iPad taxi diagram right about when I should have been turning. I looked back up and realized I had gone through the intersection and; I believe; across the runway hold line for XX but short of the actual runway. I stopped immediately and Ground Control cleared me to continue to taxi onto XX; make an immediate turn to the left onto XY; and then right on Delta to continue to XX. There was no loss of separation or conflict with other traffic. I should not have looked down at my iPad taxi diagram at that time; but the safety warning of runway proximity with two runways in the immediate vicinity was distracting. While I should have concentrated on the taxiing; it also does not seem right to not look at electronic safety guidance when it is issuing a warning. It was further complicated by the fact that I knew I was in the immediate vicinity of a runway that I was cleared to cross.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.