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Flight crew of medium large transport misconstrued taxiway markings at southwest corner ramp at bos. Nighttime. Taxied onto runway via wrong taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| 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 Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 162561 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
This incident occurred while taxiing to runway 9 at bos. We crossed 4L from the outer. Looking at the airport diagram it appeared that taxiway south went through the approach overrun of runway 9, so I looked to the taxiway signs for assistance. Taxiing into position on runway 9 from X, I realized it was too far down the runway and by this time tower realized that I was on the wrong taxiway. Since an aircraft was landing 4R, they perhaps might have gotten concerned. I would recommend remarking the taxiway signs to assist other pilots in times of limited visibility and at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG MISCONSTRUED TXWY MARKINGS AT SOUTHWEST CORNER RAMP AT BOS. NIGHTTIME. TAXIED ONTO RWY VIA WRONG TXWY.
Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 9 AT BOS. WE CROSSED 4L FROM THE OUTER. LOOKING AT THE ARPT DIAGRAM IT APPEARED THAT TXWY S WENT THROUGH THE APCH OVERRUN OF RWY 9, SO I LOOKED TO THE TXWY SIGNS FOR ASSISTANCE. TAXIING INTO POS ON RWY 9 FROM X, I REALIZED IT WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY AND BY THIS TIME TWR REALIZED THAT I WAS ON THE WRONG TXWY. SINCE AN ACFT WAS LNDG 4R, THEY PERHAPS MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN CONCERNED. I WOULD RECOMMEND REMARKING THE TXWY SIGNS TO ASSIST OTHER PLTS IN TIMES OF LIMITED VISIBILITY AND AT NIGHT.
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.