Pilot with his efb foreflight in the geo-reference mode began taxiing the wrong direction because th...

Attributes
ACN	1277988
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Electronic Flt Bag (EFB)
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 350 Flight Crew Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Taxiway

Narrative:

After receiving; copying; and identifying an unusual IFR clearance we asked tower permission to taxi. Our primary charts were a geo-referenced foreflight taxi diagram. We were given taxi instructions that seemed easy enough - but the upside down orientation of the chart and [another aircraft] taxiing took us off heading in a wrong direction initially. Upon getting visibility of the taxiway marking B; we slowed down; realizing that we started in the wrong direction. A second later; we received word from the [tower] that we were heading into a non-movement area and to stop. We were then given instructions to proceed. There was not an immediate danger of a conflict; but by neglecting to study the runway diagrams and not flipping the foreflight charts contributed to the conflict. In the future; will be more diligent about taxi instructions and making sure that charts are properly oriented.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot with his EFB Foreflight in the geo-reference mode began taxiing the wrong direction because the Airport chart's orientation was upside down relative to his airport visual view.

Narrative: After receiving; copying; and identifying an unusual IFR clearance we asked tower permission to taxi. Our primary charts were a geo-referenced Foreflight taxi diagram. We were given taxi instructions that seemed easy enough - but the upside down orientation of the chart and [another aircraft] taxiing took us off heading in a wrong direction initially. Upon getting visibility of the taxiway marking B; we slowed down; realizing that we started in the wrong direction. A second later; we received word from the [tower] that we were heading into a non-movement area and to stop. We were then given instructions to proceed. There was not an immediate danger of a conflict; but by neglecting to study the runway diagrams and not flipping the Foreflight charts contributed to the conflict. In the future; will be more diligent about taxi instructions and making sure that charts are properly oriented.

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.

Pilot with his efb foreflight in the geo-reference mode began taxiing the wrong direction because the airport chart's orientation was upside down relative to his airport visual view.