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Air carrier flight crew cleared to cross runway. Unable to determine taxiway entrance opposite side. Taxis onto active runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152576 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 244 flight time total : 7340 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 152576 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were asked to taxi to runway 12L from gate but to hold short of 12R at spot bravo on taxiway a. We held short at bravo 1. We were then given clearance to cross 12R to papa (midfield taxiway) as we crossed 12R to the opp taxiway entrance. Both crew members could not see the blue taxiway lights for entrance to pap taxiway. We immediately turned and taxied down the active runway 12R to echo taxiway approximately 150 yds down the runway to clear at echo. There was no collision or near mishap. The only traffic was on approximately 3 min final to 12R. We were on the runway approximately 30 seconds, at most. The reason for choosing to taxi down the active runway was that there was less danger by taxiing the runway we did than doing a 180 degree turn and returning to alpha where numerous aircraft were taxiing. By taxiing down the runway, we were clearing at the safest and fastest spot since bravo entrance at papa wasn't visible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FLT CREW CLEARED TO CROSS RWY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE TXWY ENTRANCE OPPOSITE SIDE. TAXIS ONTO ACTIVE RWY.
Narrative: WE WERE ASKED TO TAXI TO RWY 12L FROM GATE BUT TO HOLD SHORT OF 12R AT SPOT BRAVO ON TXWY A. WE HELD SHORT AT BRAVO 1. WE WERE THEN GIVEN CLRNC TO CROSS 12R TO PAPA (MIDFIELD TXWY) AS WE CROSSED 12R TO THE OPP TXWY ENTRANCE. BOTH CREW MEMBERS COULD NOT SEE THE BLUE TXWY LIGHTS FOR ENTRANCE TO PAP TXWY. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AND TAXIED DOWN THE ACTIVE RWY 12R TO ECHO TXWY APPROX 150 YDS DOWN THE RWY TO CLR AT ECHO. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR NEAR MISHAP. THE ONLY TFC WAS ON APPROX 3 MIN FINAL TO 12R. WE WERE ON THE RWY APPROX 30 SECS, AT MOST. THE REASON FOR CHOOSING TO TAXI DOWN THE ACTIVE RWY WAS THAT THERE WAS LESS DANGER BY TAXIING THE RWY WE DID THAN DOING A 180 DEG TURN AND RETURNING TO ALPHA WHERE NUMEROUS ACFT WERE TAXIING. BY TAXIING DOWN THE RWY, WE WERE CLRING AT THE SAFEST AND FASTEST SPOT SINCE BRAVO ENTRANCE AT PAPA WASN'T VISIBLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.