When cleared to 'line-up and wait' on runway 1R at sfo an air carrier captain inadvertently entered ...

Narrative:

This event occurred just as we were cleared to 'line up and wait' on runway 1R sfo at the intersection of a and B taxiway at the approach end of runway 1L. The first officer who has less than 100 hours in type; was finishing the second engine start configuration; changing the departure in the box per ATC; starting the before takeoff checklist; updating the takeoff data and was of course unable to assist me with taxi verification and situational awareness. At the time of our clearance to line up and wait on runway 1R our position was near runway 1L which caused confusion on my part as to where I was on the taxiway. A significant factor is the poor signage and lighting in this area and the new configuration constructed this year. I erred by not stopping and assessing the situation with the first officer before proceeding on the wrong taxiway; letting the first officer catch up and finish the checklist; thus we both misidentified our runway verification as we taxied onto 1L. Once I realized my error I immediately informed the tower and received a new clearance for runway 1L. We were late for a multitude of factors; tired from a long day of flying that started in the late afternoon; had been delayed by ATC and a maintenance issue while trying to perform a 20 minute turn with an airplane change. I allowed a rushed situation with a very new first officer to allow for this error and my performance was below normal due to fatigue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: When cleared to 'line-up and wait' on Runway 1R at SFO an air carrier Captain inadvertently entered Runway 1L; admitted his error and was eventually re-cleared to depart via 1L.

Narrative: This event occurred just as we were cleared to 'line up and wait' on runway 1R SFO at the intersection of A and B taxiway at the approach end of Runway 1L. The First Officer who has less than 100 hours in type; was finishing the second engine start configuration; changing the departure in the box per ATC; starting the before takeoff checklist; updating the takeoff data and was of course unable to assist me with taxi verification and Situational Awareness. At the time of our clearance to line up and wait on Runway 1R our position was near Runway 1L which caused confusion on my part as to where I was on the taxiway. A significant factor is the poor signage and lighting in this area and the new configuration constructed this year. I erred by not stopping and assessing the situation with the First Officer before proceeding on the wrong taxiway; letting the First Officer catch up and finish the checklist; thus we both misidentified our runway verification as we taxied onto 1L. Once I realized my error I immediately informed the tower and received a new clearance for Runway 1L. We were late for a multitude of factors; tired from a long day of flying that started in the late afternoon; had been delayed by ATC and a maintenance issue while trying to perform a 20 minute turn with an airplane change. I allowed a rushed situation with a very new First Officer to allow for this error and my performance was below normal due to fatigue.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1227190
Time
Date	201412
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 10000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Incursion Runway

When cleared to 'line-up and wait' on runway 1R at sfo an air carrier captain inadvertently entered runway 1L; admitted his error and was eventually re-cleared to depart via 1L.