Captain of air carrier mdt aircraft inadvertently taxied onto runway during taxi for takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	223027
Time
Date	199210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 53 flight time total : 6339 flight time type : 1523
ASRS Report	223027
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Leaving our cargo ramp at msp, we were instructed to hold short of runway 22. ATC then told us to cross the runway and follow a widebody transport to runway 29L. We gave way to the widebody transport and continued to taxi. ATC instructed us to give way to an approaching medium large transport. Soon after we resumed taxiing, our turn to the outer taxiway came up. The first officer was reviewing the departure procedure since msp has a special procedure when the WX is below 1000 and 7. The WX was 300 ft overcast, 4 mi in light rain. It was still dark. At this point, the captain realized something didn't look right. We had passed the outer taxiway. As the captain stopped and turned the airplane, ATC urged us to stop immediately. ATC then cleared us to turn right, onto the outer, and taxi to 29L. The airport diagram shows the area where this incident happened, to be at the intxns of C5, C and a. We had a hard time identing taxiway a (outer) due to poor WX (light rain and dark), questionable taxiway identify and moderate to heavy traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR MDT ACFT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED ONTO RWY DURING TAXI FOR TKOF.

Narrative: LEAVING OUR CARGO RAMP AT MSP, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 22. ATC THEN TOLD US TO CROSS THE RWY AND FOLLOW A WDB TO RWY 29L. WE GAVE WAY TO THE WDB AND CONTINUED TO TAXI. ATC INSTRUCTED US TO GIVE WAY TO AN APCHING MLG. SOON AFTER WE RESUMED TAXIING, OUR TURN TO THE OUTER TAXIWAY CAME UP. THE FO WAS REVIEWING THE DEP PROC SINCE MSP HAS A SPECIAL PROC WHEN THE WX IS BELOW 1000 AND 7. THE WX WAS 300 FT OVCST, 4 MI IN LIGHT RAIN. IT WAS STILL DARK. AT THIS POINT, THE CAPT REALIZED SOMETHING DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT. WE HAD PASSED THE OUTER TAXIWAY. AS THE CAPT STOPPED AND TURNED THE AIRPLANE, ATC URGED US TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. ATC THEN CLRED US TO TURN R, ONTO THE OUTER, AND TAXI TO 29L. THE ARPT DIAGRAM SHOWS THE AREA WHERE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, TO BE AT THE INTXNS OF C5, C AND A. WE HAD A HARD TIME IDENTING TAXIWAY A (OUTER) DUE TO POOR WX (LIGHT RAIN AND DARK), QUESTIONABLE TAXIWAY IDENT AND MODERATE TO HVY TFC.

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.